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Caterpillarswithout anyProtuberances, whoseChrysalisis fixed by the Tail, and hangs in an Horizontal Position, by Means of a Thread fastened round the Back and on each Side, and producingSwallow-Tail Butterflies.
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The SWALLOW-TAIL BUTTERFLYis produced twice a Year. The first Brood appears inMay, the second towards the End ofJuly. Being in a Meadow nearCookham, inKent, on the 5th Day ofAugust, 1748, I observed a FemaleSwallow-Tailhovering over certain Plants, which taking particular Notice of, I found to be theMeadow Saxifrage, and examining them carefully, I discovered four Eggs just laid by theFly, wherewith I was highly pleased. On the 13th of the same Month these Eggs producedCaterpillars, of Size and Colour as expressed at Figure 1.On the 19th one of theCaterpillarsshifted its Skin, and appeared like Figure 2. On the 23d it changed again to the Likeness of Figure 3. On the 4th ofSeptemberit became like Figure 4. On the 11th of the same Month it appeared in its fifth and last Skin, which was extreamly beautiful, as expressed at Figure 5. On the 22d theCaterpillarwas full grown, and fixed itself in the Manner of Figure 6, in order to change into theChrysalis7, which was produced on the 26th ofSeptember; in which State it remains,January20, 1748-9. I fed theCaterpillarfrom its being first hatched with the green Leaves of the common Carrot, which it eat plentifully. This fineButterflymay be taken in the Meadows and Clover Fields aboutCookham, nearWestram, inKent, at the Times above-mentioned. It flies so swiftly that it is in vain to follow it, you must therefore wait ’till it settles, and then, if you are near, be nimble, and you may catch it without much Difficulty. TheFliesare represented in the next Plate numbered the same as this.
SeeReaumur, Pl. 29. Pag. 486. Also Pl. 30. Vol. 1. Pag. 486.
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The Meadow Saxifrage.
Seseli pratense nostras.Park.
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The BRIMSTONE-BUTTERFLYlives in theFlyState all the Winter Season, for very early in the Spring you will see them in the Woods flying about and seeking out their Mates. The Food of theCaterpillaris reported by Mr.Dandridgeto be theBuck-Thorn, on which he fed it ’till the Middle ofJune, when it changed to aChrysalis, and theFlywas bred at the Beginning ofAugust. TheCaterpillarsare rare to be met with, although theFlyis common in Woods and Fields of Clover, in the Months ofAugustandSeptember.
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The Buck-Thorn, with its Berries.
Rhamnus Catharticus.C. B. P.
Fastening theirChrysalisas the last Sort, and producingRound-Winged Butterflies.
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The WHITE-BUTTERFLY, withBlack Veins. TheCaterpillarsthat produce this sort ofButterflyare sociable and feed together on theWhite-Thorn, till about the Middle ofMay, at which Time they are full fed and change to theChrysalis. TheFlyis bred inJune, and is common amongHay-Grass.
SeeMerian, Vol. 2. Chap. 35.Moss.P. 103.Raii, Hist. Insect. P. 115, N. 5.Albin, Plate 2.Rosel, Cl. 2. Tab. 3.Reaumur, Vol. 2. Pl. 2. P. 120.
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The Mountain-Elder, and White-Thorn.
Sambucus, racemosa rubra.C. B. P.
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The LARGE WHITE GARDEN-BUTTERFLYbreeds twice a Year. TheCaterpillarsthereof are well known in Gardens and other Places. Their first Brood is inMay, and the second about two Months after. TheChrysalisthat produces the second Brood is only fourteen Days in that State, and theFlyis bred inJuly. ThoseCaterpillarsthat go toChrysalisaboutSeptemberremain in that State all the Winter, and produce theirFliesinMay. TheseCaterpillarsare great Devourers ofCabbageandColliflowersfromJunetoSeptember, which last Month is the Time of their changing into theChrysalisState. In order to preserve your Cabbages,&c.’tis worth while to destroy theirChrysalidesin the Winter, when they may commonly be found under the Coping of Garden Walls, Pales, or any other Places a little shelter’d: Their Eggs likewise should be soughtafter, and may be found in great Numbers together on the under Sides of the Leaves.Note, TheSwallow-Tail Butterflyis always bred at the same Time as thisFlyis.
SeeGodart, Sec. 1. Num. 7.Merian, Vol. 1. Chap. 45.Moufet, P. 103.Raii, Hist. Insect. p. 113.List. onGod.P. 16. Fig. 7.Albin, Plate 1.Rosel, C. 2. Tab. 4.
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The Nasturtium Flower.
Acriviola.J. K. H.
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The SMALL WHITE GARDEN-BUTTERFLYbreeds twice a Year: The first Brood is at the Beginning ofMay, and the second inJuly. TheCaterpillarfeeds onCabbage,Horse-Radish,Cresses,&c.Towards the End ofJunethey tie themselves up by the Tail with a Thread, which goes likewise cross their Middle. TheFlycomes forth inJuly, and is very common.
SeeAlbin, P. 51.Rosel, Cl. 2. Tab. 5.ListeronGodart, P. 12. N. 8.Reaumur, Vol. 1. Pl. 29. Pag. 486. Vol. 2. Pl. 2. Pag. 120.
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The Double-Flowering Almond.
Amygdalus sativa flore pleno.J. R. H.
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The WHITE-BUTTERFLYwithGreen Veins. This also breeds twice a Year: Its first Brood is inMay, the second inJuly. TheCaterpillarfeeds onCabbage,&c.like the foregoing, ties itself up in the same Manner, and theFlyis bred inJuly. It is very common, and may be taken in most Gardens.
SeeAlbin, P. 52.Merian, Vol. 2. Chap. 39.
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The Purple Auricula.
Auricula, ursi flore Purpureo.Lob.
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THE ORANGE-TIP, orLady of the Woods, ABUTTERFLY. We are obliged to Mr.Roselfor the Discovery of the Progress of this and many other curiousFlies. He says theCaterpillarfeeds on theBrassica Sylvestris, orWild Cole, whereon theFlylays its Eggs. TheCaterpillaris found inJuneandJuly, at which Time it changes into aChrysalis. It remains in that State through the Winter, and theFlyis produced inMay. It is very common in Fields and green Lanes, and breeds but once a Year.
SeeRosel, Cl. 2. Tab. 8.
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The Mountain-Curran, and the Wild Cole.
Ribes Alpinus dulcis. J. B.Brassica Sylvestris.
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