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L.1, Cu. i V, aie 2 Cx, 3. 5. A 5 
HE GREAT ERMINE MOTH. Its Caterpillar feeds on moft Kinds 
of Plants and Flowers; turns toa Chryfalis, within a Web on the Ground, in Septem= 
ber : The Moth is bred in the May following, and may be found sh on the Barks of 
Trees, on Pales, Walls, Gc. 
The fmall Garden Sun-Flower. 
Corona Solis, perennis &§ vulgarés. Vail. 
b.Gaek VI. C1. 3. S, 4, 6. 
HE SPOTTED BUFF-MOTH. The Caterpillars of this Moth are very 
mifchievous in Gardens, feeding on moft Kind of Herbage; but may eafily be fhaken 
off the Plants and killed. They change to the Ghryfalis within a Web on the Ground, and 
fometimes within the Ground, in September, and the Moths came out in May, Their "Fees 
are of a light green Colour; and the Caterpillars, when firft hatch’d, which is about the 
Middle of Sune, are white oe hairy. The Moth is frequently taken fticking on Houfes; - 
Walls, Pales, Sc. 
Arfmart. 
Perficaria maculofa, Ger. 361. 
L.r. Cu. ‘1. VII. ; Cr. 3, 8.4.7 
HE GIPSEY MOTH. The Caterpillars are very deftrudtive to all Fruit-trees, 
on which they are found inSwarms envelop’d witha Web like that ofthe Spider. In the 
Day-time they difperfe themfelves over the whole Tree, but at Night come together again, 
and retire to their Web. They put on the Chryfalis, from within a Spinning, at the Begin- 
ning of July, and the Moth is bred about fourteen Days after. Their Eggs are covered with 
a yellowith Down, whereby they are preferved from. Cold throughout the Winter. This 
Moth is very common in Germany, and was produced from a Neft of Eggs ptt ox fent to 
Mr: Peter Collinfon, who gave them to Charles Lockyer, Efg; He bred Moths from them 
as above mentioned ; ; and, having turned Numbers of them wild (as I haye been informed) 
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