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PLATE CXXIV.

Our specimen was taken in the vicinity of Oak-of-HonorSurry. The Caterpillar was met with when it was ready to spin i tsweb, in which state it is represented; its spinning was formed b e 'tween the folds of a leaf in the month of October, the Moth ca^forth in May.

The Moth in the upper part of the plate is a small specimen the female ; it differs very little from the male, except that the an-tennae of the latter is much feathered, as is shewn on the backthe leaf.

The species is more plentiful on the continent of Europe , ^a variety of it is a native of some parts of North America .

A Collector of Insects in London met with a brood of this speci fiSlast September, in the Caterpillar state, containing more than twenty*some were covered with a milk-white down, others inclining to gr e 1’but in general they were like the specimen given in our plate. Th*!changed their appearance frequently, and some were much larg etthan the rest. The Moths also differ very much both in size ^colour ; some are dingy, others have the chocolate colour much dif-fused ; and in general, when the Insect is perfect, it is beautifulvaried with a pale bloom of a purple hue.

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