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“ It flies from side to side like the pendulum of a clock.
98 Lasiocampa neustria, &c.—The caterpillars live in a common web, and are striped with white, blue, and red, whence, by the French naturalists, they are called livrée. They are polyphagus, i. e. they eat every thing. They lay their eggs in close, compact rings, round the twigs of trees.
99 Odenensis potatoria.—The caterpillar of this moth (according to Godart) after drinking, lifts up its head like a hen, whence it receives its name. ”

“ About three years back, a dress was woven by the caterpillars for the Queen of Bavaria. A model was made of some stiff material, and the caterpillars placed on it; they covered it with their web, and thus produced a garment without a seam.
63 Arctia mendica.
64 Arctia salicis.—The Satin moth not only itself wears the appearance of this substance, but covers its eggs with a web which has the same resemblance.
65 Geometra papilio naria.—66 Noctua perla.—67 Geometra omicromaria.—These moths in colour resemble the stones, &c., after which they are named. ”

“ The Emerald becomes white with keeping, and the others turn to a dirty yellow.
68 Noctua chrysitis.—The upper wings of the moth are of a light brown, and streaked across with two bands resembling polished brass.
69 Noctua Ethiops.—So named from its dark appearance.
70 Noctua Maura.—The Moor has a broad body, and is constantly found under the arches of Westminster Bridge.
71 Arctia caja.—The caterpillar mixes its own hair with its web. It is found in gardens, feeds on every thing, and changes its skin ten times. ”

“ They possess the power of drawing the head and three first joints within the body at pleasure. The moth flies very late at night, and is rarely caught.
25 Lasiocampa rubi.—The Fox moth is chiefly found on heaths and commons, and lives in the caterpillar state all the winter. ”

“ Later writers have, however, for many reasons, ascribed this to the larva of the stag beetle.
23 Notodonta dromedarius.—This Notodonta is called Dromedary, from having two crests, similar to humps, on its thorax.
24 Sphinx elpenor.—The caterpillars of the Elephant feed on the plant called Ladies’ Bedstraw, (Galium palustre) , from which they are often shaken by the wind into the water. When this happens, they dexterously turn themselves on their backs, make head and tail meet, and float in this posture till they can contrive to save themselves by clinging to some part of the plant. ”

“ Its hinder extremity never touches the ground, but is furnished with two tubes, through which the insect ejects a thin liquor at its pursuers. When near the change into the pupa state, however, the tubes dry up, and it loses this faculty. More male than female moths are to be found, which is contrary to the general rule.
42 Cerura furcula.—The kitten.
43 Lasiocampa quercus.—The Eggar has been known to remain seven years in the chrysalis state.
44 Zygæna genus.
45 Noctua oblonga.
46 Noctua obscura. ”

“ It breaks from its chrysalis between four and seven in the afternoon, as the Hawk moth of the Lime always appears at noon, and that of the Evening Primrose at sunrise.
28 Sphinx cellata.—The Eyed-hawk moth flies very swiftly by night, and its caterpillar is very beautiful.
29 Geometra cratægaria.—The Brimstone lays eggs twice in the same year. ”

“ They lay their eggs on the substances which serve them for food. The most effectual method of keeping them away is to pack the materials in a well-closed tin box, and enclose with them a tallow candle.
33 Noctua tetra.
34 Leucania.—Genus of Stephens.
35 Crambus carnea.—Rosy veneer. Crambus arborum.—Yellow satin veneer. They receive their name from the streaks on their wings. They are chiefly found on grasses in flower, and always settled with their heads downwards. ”

“ Who deemed it a lesson to cure them of pride;
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“And I trust that the thread of our lives will spin out,
Ere we ever again attempt such a rout.
Alas! we must own we were never designed
To flit in the sunshine, or soar on the wind ”

“ James’s Park; sixty were gathered there in one morning, but the greater number had been half devoured by the birds.
22 Cossus ligniperda.—The caterpillar lives in the interior of trees, and has, according to Lyonet, 4041 muscles. ”