. 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. full grown theend of July, as in fig. 1 ; when they faften themfelves up by the tail, withintheir webs, under the nettle tops, and change to chryfalides : fee fig. they may be found hanging under the leaf, or any other convenientplace. Why they c
. 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. full grown theend of July, as in fig. 1 ; when they faften themfelves up by the tail, withintheir webs, under the nettle tops, and change to chryfalides : fee fig. they may be found hanging under the leaf, or any other convenientplace. Why they change thus expofcd, in contradiction to their habit of con-cealing themfelves, as well in this ftate as that of the caterpillar, is what cannotbe eafily accounted for. The reafon that appears moft likely to me is, that theearwigs and ants get into their inclofures, and oblige them to retire, when theyare near the time of their transformation, and they are too weak to make a frelhfpinning. They lie in the chryfalis ftate near twenty days, when the butterflycomes forth.—What a change! from a crawling caterpillar on the earth, to theelegant and beautiful butterfly, {porting in the air, and feeding on the honeyjuice of every fragrant flower. The upper fide of this infect is fig. 3 ; and theunder parts, with the wings clofed, fig.
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