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TAB. XC.
P H A L tENA AM A SIA.
Y E L L O W -U N D E R W I N G L O O P E R M O T H .
M E L - IA A Z E D A R A C H . L I N N .
BEAD TREE^ OR. BRIDE OR CHINA.
Ph. No@ua fpirilinguis criftata, alis dnereo albidoque variisftriga fulva; poltiois luteisfafciis
duabus atris: exteriori intemipta.
T h is caterpillar wa s taken feeding on th e Pride o f China» b u t its moft common
food is o f th e oak-kind. I t fpun among the leaves May 2; and came out the 28th.
T h e moth ma y often be found fitting on the trunks-of large oaks, and is a native
o f Virginia as w e ll as o f Georgia.
In this fpedes the fexesdife-more than ufual in the colour of their upper wings. From
the beautiful male our charadler is taken, according to general cuftom in infefts as well as
birds; but it applies alfo to the female as much as poffible.
