TAB. L1V.
PHA L i EN A P Y X ID I F E R A .
SPOTTED YELLOW EGGER MOTH.
V A C C IN IU M F R O N D O SU M . L IN N .
W IN T E R WHORTLE-BERRY.
P h . Bonibyx elinguis, alls reverfis? flavis; difco lituris pluribus fufcis nigrifve flexuofisi
F e e d s on th e W in te r Whortle-berry, Saflafras, Red-root, Oak, &c. W h e n taken
th e caterpillar was entirely clothed w ith long w h ite hairs. On th e 26th o f Ju ly it
lhed its fkin, and then appeared as in the figure. I t has fourteen holders, and the
head is retra&ile. T h e web w as formed on th e 7th o f Auguft, and the moth cam©
out May 18 th following. Like th e former, it does n o t change to a chryfalis till the
Ipring, b u t it has n ot, like th a t, a door to its web. Many individuals o f this Ipe-
cies do not fpin till late in autumn.
