NATURAL HISTORY. . 149 
fort of horns, and one on the tail. It turns to a no@urnal Butterfly, 
Whofe female is withaut wings; and the male is of a red colour, with 
the wings before marked with a white {pot. 
The Caterpillar of common worm-wood is adorned with a white 
Teak and brown fpots. ‘The fides are of a palifh green, with brown 
treaks, and over each joint there is a fmall white {pot on the fore part 
of the body, fix fmall claws, eight in the middle, and two behind. In 
May they turn to black Aurelias, from whence proceed fmall noéur- 
hal Butterflies, whofe head and upper wings are reddith, variegated 
With ftreaks and {pots that are black and brown. There is alfo a imall 
White fpot that fhines like filver in the middle on the upper wings, but 
the lower are brown. hefe Butterflies have {mall black horns, and 
two fhining eyes; they fly only in the evening. : 
The fame plant nourilhes a fmall long greenith Caterpillar, which 
has a remarkable walk ; for it joins the hind part of the body to that 
fore, making a fort of hump, and proceeds forward in that manner. 
About the end of u/y thefe Caterpillars turn to Aurelias, and fourteen 
days afterwards {mall noéturnal Butterflies come out, whofe head, body, 
and upper_wings, are adorned with green, and variegated with white, 
black, and brown fpots and ftreaks; but the lower wings are of a bright. 
town. They have alfo two fmall horns of a bright brown, and four 
little feet {potted with brown; and they fly very twiftly. 
Albin and Lifter {peak of another Caterpillar that feeds on wormwood, 
Which is of an olive colour, inclining to brown, which changes in Fuly 
to an Aurelia, and becomes a noéturnal Butterfly in September. Goe- 
dard alfo {peaks of a Caterpillar that feeds on the leaves of wormwvod, 
and which changes into the Solitary Flie. The fame author alfa 
Mention another fort of Caterpillar that feeds upon the leaves of iea- 
Wormwood, and which changes into a moft beautiful Butterfly, which 
Will be hereafter defcribed. “6 
The Caterpillar found upon ever-green privet, is a beautiful infed, 
being of a dark purple mixed with red and brown. It changes to an 
Aurelia in May, and in ¥uly becomes a fine red no@urnal Butterfly, 
Whofe upper and lower wings are croffed with black lines. 
The Caterpillar of marth mallows, becomes a reddith no@urnal But- 
terfiy, There is alfo a {mall white infe&, fpotted with black, which 
feeds upon this plant, which changes into a {mall winged animal that 
leaps like a Flea. : 
The pine-apple Caterpillar, is of a greenifh colour, with a red and 
White ftreak running through the length of the body. I[t becomes a 
Sutterfly, which beheld through a microfcope, feems to have the wings 
S0vered with feales, like thofe of a fifh, each of which has three teeth, 
With fome very long hairs; and they are difpofed in fuch a manner, that 
ley may be very eafily counted. ‘he whole body feems to be covered 
With a fort of feathers mixed with hairs. , 
The Caterpillar of the columbines is fmall, and feeds on the flowers 
$f this plant, turning afterwards to a fmall black Flie. ‘There is like- 
Wife another Caterpillar belonging to the columbines, that rolls itfelf 
Up like a ball. It hides itfelf in the earth before it undergoes its change, 
8nd two Flies have been feen to come out of the Aurelia. 
The Caterpillar of the tree called Areck, is very large, and is to be 
het with under the branches of this foreign tregs It feeds on the flow- 
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