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The BLACK TUSSOCK-MOTH. ThisMothis bred about the Middle ofJune; at which Time it lays Eggs of a light grey Colour, inclosed within a woolly Substance; and thus they continue for about one Month. When the infantCaterpillarsappear, they feed onBlack Thorn,White Thorn,Bramble,&c.They live all the Winter in theCaterpillarState, and change to ahairy Chrysalis, within a Spinning, about the Middle ofMay. TheCaterpillarsmay be found, full fed, onBlack Thornthat grows by the Sides of Woods and Hedges; as for theMoth, it is not commonly taken in the Fly-state.
SeeAlbin, Pl. 26.Rosel, Cl. 2. Tab. 37.
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The White double Garden-Rose.
Rosa Alba hortensis, flore pleno.I. B. 1144.
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The YELLOW TUSSOCK-MOTH. ItsCaterpillarfeeds on theRedArchangel,Oak,Hasle,&c.towards the End ofSeptember. It makes a Spinning, within which ahairy Chrysalisis formed, where it lives till the Middle ofMayfollowing, and then theMothtakes its flight; but it is not a very common Fly.
SeeMerian, Vol. 1. Ch. 47.Albin, Pl. 26.Rosel, Cl. 2. Tab. 38.Reaumur, Pl. 33. Pag. 534. Vol. 1.
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The Red Archangel.
Lamium rubrum.Ger. 568.
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The RED-SPOT TUSSOCK-MOTH. TheCaterpillarsare very common, feeding on mostElmandLimeTrees about Town. They make a Spinningunder the Copings of Walls, Pales,&c.at the End ofMay; and theMothis bred at the End ofJuneand inJuly. The Females have no Wings; but, if you carry one or two of them in a Box (where there is a Breed of thisMoth) the Males will follow you in order to get at them: So that, if you put the Box on the Ground, you may easily take the Cocks with your Net. Several otherMothsmay be taken by the like Means.
SeeAlbin, P. 89.Reaumur, Pl. 19. Pag. 342. Vol. 1.
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The smooth Leaved Elm.
Ulmus folio Glabro.Ger. Em. 1481.
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The ORANGE TUSSOCK-MOTH. The Food of itsCaterpillarisHasle,St. John’s Wort,Oak,&c.About the Middle ofMayit made a Spinning, and changed to aChrysalis, and theMothcame forth three Weeks after. It is very scarce, and the Female has no Wings. I took one of theseCaterpillars, feeding onOakLeaves, on the 25th ofSeptember1748; two Days after, it spun up in order to itsChrysalisState, and, on the 8th ofOctober, theMothwas bred: From whence I conclude, thisMothbreeds twice in a Year.
SeeRosel, Cl. 2. Tab. 40.Albin, P. 90.
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The elegant upright St. John’s Wort.
Hypericum pulchrum Tragi.I. B. III. 383.
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The NUT-TREE TUSSOCK-MOTH. TheCaterpillarof this very scarce Fly was fed upon theHasle. About the Middle ofSeptemberit spun up, and changed into aChrysalis, and theMothwas bred at the Beginning ofApril.
SeeAlbin, P. 90.Rosel, Cl. 2. Tab. 53.
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The Masculine Apricock.
Armeniaca, fructu minore præcocior.Miller.
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THE SYCAMORE TUSSOCK-MOTH. You may find theCaterpillarsonSycamoreTrees, and, towards the End ofAugust, they are usually full fed; at which Time they spin themselves up, intermixing their Hairs with the Web, and change into theChrysalisState. TheMothsare bred inMayandJune, are not uncommon, and may be found on the Bodies of the Trees inSt. James’s Park, on Pales, Walls,&c.
SeeAlbin, P. 83.Reaumur, Pl. 34. Pag. 534. Vol. 1.
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The Sycamore Tree.
Acer majus, multis falso Platanus. I. B.
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