52 NATURAL HISTORY. 
lour ; from whence proceeds a fmall noéturnal Butterfly, {potted witht 
a light colour and brown. 
The burrage Caterpillar is of a green colour, with fix {mall feet be- 
fore, and four behind. It alfo feeds upon collyflowers in dugu/f, an 
{pins a white web, after which it changes into an Aurelia of different 
colours, fome of which are brown, and others of a dark green. From 
thefe laf proceed infeés of a black colour, that fly like Wafpsy having 
yellow feet, and tranfparent wings. From the black Aurelias procee 
fmall Nogurnal Butterflies, variegated with black ftreaks, and long 
black {pots : there is another burrage Caterpillar, that fpins a very fine 
web, wherein it continues till March the next year, and then changes 
to a bright brown Aurelias from whence in April proceeds a nogturn 
Butterfly, variegated with black and white ltreaks and fpots. It has 
two little grey horns, and four {mall feet. 
The bramble Caterpillar becomes a no&urnal Burterfly ; and there 
is another that is black, fpotted with orange, that changes to a But- 
terfly freaked with grey. : 
‘The chocolate plant Caterpillar feeds on the leaves of that tree, and 
is black ftreaked with red; and the ftreaks are {peckled with white, It 
changes to a noéturnal Buiterfly, variegated with black freaks and 
f{pots: there is another large Caterpillar that feeds on the leaves of the 
fame plant, and has a body covered with green and yellow fharp hair> 
. It is very venomous, and becomes a no@urnal Butterfly, of a rofé 
colour, with wings {potted with white underneath, and bordered with 
black ; and in the middle there are two black fpots, the one large, and 
the other fmall and triangular : there is another belonging to this planty 
with little or no hair, of various colours; and over all the body theré 
are black lines and circles. It becomes a very beautiful Flie, variegae 
ted with grey, fea-green, and filvery {pots. 
‘Lhe Caterpillar of the rennet, an herb fo called in America, has a bodf 
marked with feveral round raifed white {pecks, and on each of its fides 
there is a white ftreak. On the hinder part of the body there is a hort 
half white and half blue, with fix {mall feet before, eight in the middle 
and two behind, of a flefh colour. In Fuly they turn to Aureliass 
which in duguft change to {mall Butterflies, whofe head, fore part of 
the body, and upper wings are brown, with dark fpecks ; but the hin? 
der part is white, adorned with tranfverfe flreaks, and {mall black 
hair: the lower wings are of an orange-colour, and the eyes are blacks 
with {mail black horns; and it has a trunk for the fucking of flowers 
It flies fo fwift by day, that it is hard to be caught. 
' The green Caterpillar defcribed by Albin, is {potted with black, and 
near the head, on each fide the body, there are fpots like eyes ; and 
there is a kind of black horn on the head. When this Caterpillar has. 
done feeding, it draws in its head like a fea-turtle, eo 
The elephant Caterpillar, fo called, becavfe it has a fort of a trunk 
is of a dark brown colour, with rings and lines on the body, of s 
brighter brown. It has a kind of a horn, like the former, which ¢ 
placed on the tail. It changes'to a very beautiful no@urnal Butterfly’ 
of an olive green colour, mixed with that of rofe. 
The calamint Caterpillar, often becomes aprey to the Titmoufe, that 
bird being very fond of it. It is always flimy like a fnail, leaving # 
mark behind it. It is very fearful, and hides itfelf ia the leaves oh 
