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The Lackey (Bombyx neustria), derives its name from the colour 
of the caterpillar, which has longitudinal lines of various colours 

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Fig. 232.—The Lackey (Bombyz neustria). 
moth (Fig. 232) has a brownish body, and wings of a more or less 
tawny yellow colour, with two darker lines on the front wings. 
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The Procession Moth (Bombyx processionea), is a small greyish 
moth, the caterpillars of which live in numerous troops on oak 
