162 ’ NATURAL HISTORY, a 
The ground-ivy Caterpillar is green, and when touched, rolis iefelf 
up. le turns to an aurelia in July, and in duguft to a moth, whofe 
upper wings are of a wood colour, and the lower ftriped with green. 
There is another that feeds on this herb, which turns to a fine Butter- 
fly in May, of a thining golden colour, and on its head there are tw0 
fine tufts. like feathers. ps rit 
The Caterpillar of the blue lilac, is green, and in May {pins a white 
Cod, which turns to a bright aurelia, and before the end of the month 
changes to a bright brown moth. There is another green Caterpillar 
belonging to the fame tree, that in Ofober turns to a moth ftriped with 
green and white. : ms *s 
The Caterpillar of the lemon-tree, is brown, with a white fpot, and 
they lye in heaps on the leaves of that tree. On the head there is a 
yellow horn, which is their defence, and in 4fril they turn to blackifh 
Butterflies, {potted with white and red. 3 3 
The flax Caterpillar is of a greenifh brown colour, and under the. 
belly of a bright green, with a black ftreak on each fide. It turns to 
an aurelia in 4uguf, and in May following to a greyifh ath coloured 
noch, with wings variegated with black, and black eyes. Z 
' The Caterpillar of the orange flower de hice, has the upper part of 
the body brown, ftreaked with a darker colour, and it is yellow under- 
neath. In Fume it turns to an aurelia, and in Auguf to a moth, vari- 
égated with light and dark brown. T here is another Caterpillar on 
the fame plant, that turns to a fky-blue Butterfly with Violet wings, 
and four golden {pots on the back. = 
The Caterpillar of the red flower dé luce, is bred in Surinam, and 
covered with black hairs as hard as iron. The head and feet are reds 
and the body is full of blue {pots, furrounded with a yellow circle. It, 
turns to a fine moth, whofe wings before are of a bright brown, and 
behind of an crange-colour, {potted with black. a 
_ Phe icammony Casergillar is large, and of a bright green colour. 
_ Tttarns to a bright aurélia, and in Auguft to a {mali moth, of a grey, 
ih ai colour, variegated with dark brown. Jferian {peaks of another 
6! 4 bright green, that turns to a rofe-coloured aurelia, and fourteen 
days atter to a fmall flying infec. 
The Caterpillar of the maure, fo called by the French, is fmall and 
gieen, with white ftreaks; it firtt changes to an aurelia, and the day. 
after to a fmall Butterfly. There is another larger, that feeds on the 
flowers, and in Auguf? iutns to a whitith Butterfly. here are Cater- 
Se that feed on the leaves of wild maure, that turn to brown aure- 
jas, and the next May to fmall moths, = 
‘The feverfew Caterpillar is brown, and turns to a brown moth. - 
_ The Caterpillar of the brown mellilot, is bred in Surinam, and is 
large, and of a bright green, with brown fpots. It has fix feet before, 
eight in the middle, and two behind, and on each ring of the lower 
part of the body, there is a blood coloured fpot. It {pins a white webs. 
and turns to an aurelia, of a bright violet-colour, from whence in Fane 
proceeds a moth, with the head} body, horns, and upper wings greys 
and variegated with black and white fpecks and fireaks ; but the lower 
wings are of a fine vermilion colour. ia 
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