. The papilios of Great Britain, systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature, with the natural history of each species, from a close application to the subject, and observations made in different countries of this kingdom; as well as from breeding numbers from the egg, or caterpillar, during the last thirty years. that grow in dry paftures, or on banks, and the fide of the middle of July they are at their full growth, as at fig. i. Theythen fix themfelves by the tail, and in a day or two the chryfalis appears, asreprefented at fig. 2. In about three weeks
. The papilios of Great Britain, systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature, with the natural history of each species, from a close application to the subject, and observations made in different countries of this kingdom; as well as from breeding numbers from the egg, or caterpillar, during the last thirty years. that grow in dry paftures, or on banks, and the fide of the middle of July they are at their full growth, as at fig. i. Theythen fix themfelves by the tail, and in a day or two the chryfalis appears, asreprefented at fig. 2. In about three weeks after the butterfly is bred. Thecaterpillars produced from the eggs of thefe iflue forth in fix or eight days, andfeed until the weather is too cold for them. They then feek out a warmretreat, and lie dormant through the winter, till the funs warmth in the fpringrevives vegetation, and reftores vigour to the animal creation. Thefe cater-pillars change to chryfalides the end of April, and from them we have the fum-mer flock of this fly. The male is reprefented flying at fig. 3 : the female differsboth in fize and markings, fee fig. 4; and, for the under fide, fig. 5. Thisbutterfly is very common in lanes, road fides, and barren places in woods. Itfrequendy fettles on the trunks of trees and dry places, and then may be :
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