NATURAL HISTORY. - 493 
The feathered Caterpillar, is fo called, from having a fmall brown 
feather on its rump, and it turns to a white vigorous Butterfly: theré 
are feveral other Butterflies on different kinds of trees and plants, which 
are taken notice of by travellers, but ia fo vague a manner, that little 
or nothing certain can be faid about them. 
The fea Caterpillar with coloured fhining hairs on the fides like a 
rainbow, is by fome called the fea Porcupine, by others the fea Moufe, 
and by others again the golden Worm. It is an uncommon infect, and 
is chiefly to be met with in the We/lern ocean. Linnaus informs us, that 
the mouth is furnifhed with threads like the hairs of animals, and have 
the fhape of feelers; the body is in the form of an egg, covered with 
purple fhining points or prickles, and glofly hair of the fame length, 
of a greenifh yellow colour; at the center there is a fmall opening, and 
under the fkin of the back there are folded membranes, which refemble 
the gills of crabs. It has forty feet on each fide, like fo many parallel 
cones, connected to the edges of the body, terminating in points, and 
as crooked as a fickle; but on the infide there is a fort of foft hair. 
This infe@, properly fpeaking, is not of the Caterpillar kind; at leaft 
we are ignorant of any transformation it undergoes. — 
The dirty brownith yellow Caterpillar, is compofed of nine or ten 
joints or rings, befides the head and tail; the head, is roundifh, and 
terminates in a fnout or mouth, confifting of two fharp points. It is 
adorned with four rows of knobs, which rife like the heads of fmall 
brafs nails, and are of a yellow metalline colour; but they are fo bright 
and glittering, that it is impoflible to imitate them by art, for they as 
much excel polithed gold, as that metal does brafs. It was commu+ 
nicated to Mr Edzwards by doctor Mead, and was doubtleis brought from 
fome diftant country. 
Fryfch has, 1. The thin haired Caterpillar, vatiegated with divers 
colours, that lays its eggs about the bud of trees, in a fpiral line, and 
fixes them thereto with a gummy fubfance. 
2. The Caterpillar with blue and reddith briftles upon the back. 
3. The willow Caterpillar with thin hair, and yellow {pots upon the 
back. 
4. The chefnut Carerpillar with yellow thaggy hair, and yellow {pots 
upon the back. : 
5. Vhe afparagus Caterpillar, that is of the {mall kind, and has a 
fmooth body, which afterwards changes into a Beetle. 
6. ‘The camel Caterpillar, fo called, on account of a bunch on its 
Sacks z : 
q. The variegated Caterpillar, whofe young are wrapped up in leaves; 
which hang to the boughs of trees in the winter time. 
8. The white Carerpil/ar variegated with black and white fpots, and 
is of that kind which has but few feet. 
9. The green Caterpillar, with few feet, {potted with black. 
10. The {mail afh coloured willow Caterpillar. 
11. The {mall ath coloured Caterpillar ot apple trees. 
12. The Carerpillar that feeds on the flowers of woodbind or honey- 
fuckle. 
13. The dufky and hairy Caterpillar is to be found on nettles; and 
flinking gladden, 
