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The leaves of Alder or Birch, the Turnip, Mustard , and Rag-wort, with many other vegetables, are noticed by different authors,as being proper food for the Ruby Tiger Moth in the larva state;I have observed that they prefer the leaves of the Ragwort orGroundsel.

The Caterpillars are small in the month of May, in June they passto the pupa form, and early in the month following, appear in thewinged state *,

This species is less frequent than the Cream Spot Tiger Moth +,lately figured in this work.

* In a forward season like the present, the time of their appearance in the differentstates may vary considerably, especially as some may have two, or even three broodsin one summer. I have a Moth from a second brood, which passed to the pupa formthe 15th of July, and came forth the 10th of August, 1794.-

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