The natural history of British insects : explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, economy, &ctogether with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microscope : the whole illustrated by coloured figures, designed and executed from living specimens . ranfparent, with a broa^ dark brown border;Veins dark. Linn. Syji. Nat. z. 803. 28.—Ffi. Sv. , &c. Geojf. Inf. 2. 82. Roef. Inf. 3. Tab. 38. 4. Tab. 34. Fig. 1— nat. 26. Fig. j. , Inf. Tab. 15. Fig. Inf Tab. 2. Fig. Icon. Tab,
The natural history of British insects : explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, economy, &ctogether with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microscope : the whole illustrated by coloured figures, designed and executed from living specimens . ranfparent, with a broa^ dark brown border;Veins dark. Linn. Syji. Nat. z. 803. 28.—Ffi. Sv. , &c. Geojf. Inf. 2. 82. Roef. Inf. 3. Tab. 38. 4. Tab. 34. Fig. 1— nat. 26. Fig. j. , Inf. Tab. 15. Fig. Inf Tab. 2. Fig. Icon. Tab, 16. Fig. Fuciformis. Fab. Sp. Inf. 2. 156. 11. The Caterpillar of this Infeft feeds on the wood of Willows, andis concealed within the folid fubftance of the trunk, in the fame 9 manner 38 PLATE LXXXVIL manner as the larva of the Sphinx Apiformis *, and Sphinx Tipuh-formis f, are concealed within the wood of the Poplar, and ftalks ofCurrant bufties. Fabricius defcribes the Caterpillar, green with a lateral line ofyellow; fpine at the end of the body red. Harris obferves, that inthe winged ftate the fly is found in Gardens, on flowers, in May;Fabricius writes on the Honey-fuckle, &c. It is very rare i one fpecimen has been taken this feafon on EppingForeji, * Plate XXV. of this Work. -f Ibid. PLATE 28.
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