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CaTERPILLARS, having little or no Hair, producing 
SCALLOP-WINGED BUTTERFLIES, 
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of July, 1748. I took with my Net feveral Females of this fort of Fly, which is 
very common amongft the Hay-Grafs. T put them in a Box, taking Care to 
hurt them as little as poflible, with full Hopes that fome of them would lay their Eggs; and 
according to my Withes the next Morning I had 160 Eggs, which, when firft laid, were of a 
fine yellow Colour, but in lef than a Minute’s. Time they became perfectly white, and are 
not glutinous like many other Sorts. On the 27th and 28th of the fame Month the young 
Caterpillars appeared, and were put on common Grafs to feed: They continued extremely 
{mall for fome Months, and, notwithftanding great Care was taken of them, only three Fijes 
were produced, the reft all dying in the Caterpillar State. 
g aes MARMORIS, of MARBLE-BUTTERFLY. On the 8th 
The different Changes obferved in theft three were as follows. 
Caterpillars changed their Skins. | Went to Chry/alis. The Flies were bred 
iff April, 11 May 6 May 26 | june ——~ 14 | Fuly 
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24 April, 28 May 21  Fune ‘Fume 30) Fuly — 2 sfaras 
sd May, 1 May 21 June 9 | July —— “41 Fuly ——— 27 
The Caterpillars that produced thefe Fes changed to Chryfalis on the Ground, without 
' faftening themfelves to any Thing, and were fed all the Time with common Grafs, and it is 
prefumed changed their Skins twice before the 11th of April. 
Figure 1. The Bent Grafs. 2. | Brown Millet-Grafs, 3. Yel- 
: low Ladies-Bedftraw, 
1. Gramen fegetum, panicula fpeciofa. Park, 2, Gramen miliaceum majus 
panicula fpadicea, Petiv. 3. Gallium luteum, C. B. 4. Gramen Alopecu- 
roides majus. Ger. 
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