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‘The Caterpillars are black and foxy, or hairy; ; but in a lefs degree 
_ than the Caterpillars of Ph. Caja, rs Tyger te which we have 
figured in the early part of this work. 
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About the latter end sf April the Caterpillars have attained their 
full fize, and change into chryfalis; late in May they appear in the 
winged ftate. 
ee SS by no means fo eS as the Great Tyger Moth, though 
not very rare; but it is infinitely fuperior for the happy combination 
of its colours to it, or either of the Britifh fpecies of that tribe which 
are trivially termed Tygers: it is already high in the efteem of col- 
leCtors; and were fpecimens. of the kind lefs common, it would be in 
great requeft among the Englifh Entomologifts, 
Frequents banks which face the rifing fun. 
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