NATURAL HISTORY. i6i 
. The Caterpillar of the fea bull cuth, is a very flow infe&t, and on the 
fecond of June there was a worm obferved to proceed trom the hinder. 
Part of its body, which on the twelfth became a very fmali Fie. Whis 
Caterpillar turned to an aurelia the Gfth of une, and on the firit of 
duguj} became a Flie, with wings fo clofe to its body; they can fearcely 
€ feen. d ' 
_ The Caterpillar of the garden iris, with ‘large leaves, is green, and 
Very {wift; it changes to an aurelia in Ofober, and in March following, 
to a brown moth, with a white fpot on each wing. There are alto 
blueifh Caterpillars on this plant; which in September turn to bright 
Coloured moths. Merian afirms, he has found a green Caterpillar at 
the roots of the iris, which m une turns to a grey moth. 
The Caterpillar of the dame violets, is a long flender infe@, which 
When it creeps, turns up its tail near the head. It changes in May to 
a grey aurelia, which in ‘fune becomes a fine Butterfly, with the head; 
lower wings, horns, and feet, of a bright yellow; and the eyes are 
black Merian mentions a green Buttertly, of the fame plant, with a 
black head; and fix feet betore, fix in the middle, and two behind: 
At the end of Apail it {pins a yellow web, which turns to a green 
anrelia, fpotted with black, from whence a white Butterily proceeds 
in May, that can fearce fly from one flower to another 
The Gaterpillar of the {ow thiltle has the upper part of the body grey, 
and it is ftriped with brown, and fpotted with white; but underneath 
it is of a fleth colour. [t turns to a bright brown aurelia in uly, and 
the next Fune becomes a yellowifh moth, variegated with green an 
black. ‘ 
The lettuce Caterpillar is brown and green under the belly, with fix. 
feet before, eight in the middle and two behind. Towards the end of 
Auguft, it turns to a brown aurelia, with black eyes, and the body va- 
Tiegated with black. A grey Caterpillar feeds on the cabbage: lettuces 
and on its back there is a dark yellow ftreak, It turns to a brown 
aurelia in 4ugu/f, and to a moth in September, with the upper wings 
brown, and the lower blueifh, as well as the body. ‘There is a venom- 
ous hairy Caterpillar belongs to the fame plant, which the birds will 
not meddle with, and which turns to a large handfome Butterfly, ipot- 
ted with fine red. Goedard mentions another that is green, which turns 
to a grey Butterfly with a long trunk. 
_ The white archangel breeds a green Caterpillar, freaked with white 
line:, which turns to a moth, whofe upper wings have a dark ground; , 
and part of them fhining like burnifhed copper; the lower are of a 
dirty white. ; eae fn ie 
The Caterpillar of dog’s tongue, a weed fo called, is ftreaked with 
black and yellow, and the wings are marked with different colours. 
Tt enters the earth in May, where it changes to an aurelia, that pro- 
duces a very fine moth, with the back and upper wings of a bright 
green, fpotted with white and faffron-colour. ‘he upper part of the 
belly is red, with a black ftreak, and the lower wings are alfo red, 
fpotted with black. ao ie ees i 
The Caterpillar of the lavas, an herb fo called, is named by Goedard 
the Centinel, becaufe it continues in the fame pofture for fome time, 
and feems to be looking about. In une it turns to a brownilh-grey 
Putterfly. 
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