NATURAL HISTORY. rst 
folours. Another of thefe is hairy, and of a green colour. In Oiober 
It begins to change, and at the end of Yume in the following year, it 
turns to a dufky Butterfly, fpotted with white. Another Caterpillar 
again is green, ard produces a very beautiful Butterfly, variegated 
With feveral colours. ; 
. The Caterpillar of the Ballia, a plant of Surinam, is of two kinds; 
the firlt is yellow and white, with black ftreaks, and turns to a noctur~ 
hal Butterfly, with black fpots: the other is yellow, ftriped with black,. 
With a brown head, that turns to a {mall Butterfly of an oker colour. 
The bananoe Caterpillar is of a brown colour, and the back is armed 
With four prickles: the tail is cloven to the feet, is red, and the head 
€ems to be adorned with a crown. It changes to a Butterfly, called 
the little Atlas. It breeds another Butterflie of a bright green, which 
i May turns to a no@urnal Butterfly. 
The venelloe Caterpillar is brown, ftriped with yellow, and turns to 
@ fine Butterfly, the under part of which is of a faffron colour, and the 
Upper variegated with yellow, red, and brown, and filver fpots. A: 
Sreen’ Caterpillar of the fame plant, turns to an afh-coloured Butterfly. 
The burdock Caterpillar is brown on the back, fpotted with black, 
and under the belly it is of a pale yellow. On the fore part of the 
body there are fix fmall feet, and in the middle there are eight. Im 
June it turns to an Aurelia, of the colour of filk, from whence pro-. 
teeds in Fuly a {mall nogurnal Butterfly, with the head and upper 
Wings of the colour of filk, variegated with brown and golden fpotse 
It has fix brown feet, and flies only in the evening. 
The potatoe Caterpillar is of a {quare fhape, and a greenifh-yellow 
€olour, covered with {mall round red tiuds. It turns to a brown wing 
éd infe@, ftreaked with a yellow golden colour: there are other Caters 
Pillars belonging to this plant, of a green colour, which become white 
and yellow Butterflies, whofe wings are bordered with brown. 
The low parfnip Caterpillar is of a bright green colour and changes 
to an Aurelia, that turns to a Butterfly, of a dufky olive colour. 
The corn Caterpillar is ufually met with in corn fields, and feeds u- 
Pon the roots of tares. It is of a bright brown colour, freaked and _ 
fhotted with one that is‘ darker. In September it turns to a nodurnal 
utterfly, with the fore part of the body and the wings of a greyiilr 
th-colour, adorned with biack, and on the wings there may be plainly 
feen the Roman letters B.C.V.M. on the fore part of the head there is 
a long brown fnout, which is divided into two parts at the end, each 
Of which is moveable every way: the hinder part of the body is of « 
tight red, freaked with black, and there is another ftreak of a grey- 
Mh ath-colour : the middle of the body is hairy, and it flies in the night, 
Making a buzzing with its wings. 
The grafs Caterpillar is adorned with fmall black freaks, and has the 
€ad and hinder joint of the fame colour. It cafts its fkin fix times, 
"nd then changes to a bright brown Aurelia, which-in the month of 
4guft turns to a nocturnal Butterfly, with the head and upper wings’ 
brown, adorned with black. It has fix black horns, and the hinder 
Part of the body, and lower wings, are of a greyith ath-colour. 
. The birch Caterpillar often lyes upon the leaves in a femi-circle, and 
# fhins a white web, changing into an Aurelia, of a bright brown co- 
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