160 NATURAL HISTORY: 
the belly is brown. Tt becomes a noéurnal Butterfly, with 2 whité 
body, {potted with a yellowith brown. : 
He likewife takes notice of a large dark brown Caterpillar, with 4 
black itreak from the head to the tail, and black rings round. the bodys 
‘On the belly there are {mall white {pecks, and the head and tail are of 
a purple colour. It becomes a large no@urnal Butterfly, with a white 
ftreak on its body, and four black {pots on each fide, betides four black 
oblique lines, and four others that are white. The upper wings are 
{potted with white and brown, and the lower are yellow above, and 
dark brown below, 
The purple Caterpillar feeds on all forts of herbs, but more particu- 
larly pinks. They are of a brownith-purple above, and of a bright 
yellow below; in Auguf they change to aurelias, and fourteen days 
after to Moths. The black Caterpillar feeds on all forts of herbs and 
leaves, and rolls itfelf up when touched ; it turns to a Butterfy, fpot- 
ted with black in three different places. 
The hop Caverpillar has half the back and belly of a tawny colours 
and the other halt white. It turns to an avrelia in Auguft, and towards 
the end of the fame month, becomes a dark red Butterfly. Ray calls 
it the Butterfly like that of the Elm, but lefs, with laciniated Wingsy. 
and the lowermoft marked with a crooked black line. 
The hyflop Caterpillar is found on that plant, when it is in flower, 
hen a leaf is touched, it throws itfelf down, and gets mto the earths 
It changes its form in 4uguf, and three days after there proceeds from 
the fkin three {mall worms, which change in a fhort time to eggs, and 
then to Flies in September ; but they live only three days, e 
The knap-weed Caterpillar is found on the fowers of this plant, and 
is of a brown colour, and hairy. It {pins itfelf a cod, which turns 
black, and in March following changes to a white Moth, ftreaked and 
fpoited with black. A/bin acquaints us, that there is another Caterpil- 
lar which feeds on the leaves that turns to a Moth, of a deep browm 
colour, with a mixture of dirty grey on the wings. 
. The Carerpillar of the oriental hyacinth, is black, hairy, and very 
nimble ; but when touched, it rolls itfelf up. It fpins a cod, which 
turns to a black aurelia, and fourteen days after toa Moth, with brows 
Upper wings,’ and the lower of a pale red, {potted with black. It is 
found in Surinam. 
The rag-wort Caterpillar is of two kinds, the firft of which is of 2 
eitron-colour, with black wings, and changes to a red and black Moth. 
Small worms proceed from its body, which turn to Ichneumon Fliesy 
The other is an autumnal Caterpillar like the former, but how it chan- 
ges is not known. 
The java Caterpillar is large and white, ftreaked with black. On 
@ach fide there are five thing fpecks, of a red colour, which fome 
take to be eyes. It turns to a Moth, ftriped with black and white: 
There is another green Caterpillar, that feeds on the fame leaves, and 
becomes a tranfparent Butterfly {potted with black. see ; 
The crowned Caterpillar feeds on the leaves of the Indian jeffaminy 
and becomes a fine undulated Butterfly, with fix white {pots on the 
‘wings, whofe under parts are red and black. There is a Caterpillar 
on the common jeflamin, of a green colour, with red fripes, but they 
are very uncommon, as dlbin acquaints us. The 
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