. 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. arely ventures out to feed, except in the evening, for fear ofbirds, which are always fearching for this kind of caterpillar. The butterfliesare out on the wing the end of June, or the beginning of July. They are notgenerally diftributed, but are peculiar to
. 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. arely ventures out to feed, except in the evening, for fear ofbirds, which are always fearching for this kind of caterpillar. The butterfliesare out on the wing the end of June, or the beginning of July. They are notgenerally diftributed, but are peculiar to dry paftures, and gravelly or chalkyfituations, except that they are fometimes found in dry woodlands. They areeafily taken, as they are not active in flight, and frequently fettle on the caterpillars arrive at their full growth the middle of June, at which timethey unite feveral blades of grafs together by a web, and fufpend themfelves bythe tail in the centre, fo that they hang an inch or two from the ground. Ina fhort time after the chryfalis is perfected ; and in about three weeks the fly isready to take the invitation of a fine morning, to iflue forth and fly abroad»The male I have reprefented at fig. 3, the female, flying, at fig. 4, the underparts at fig. 5, the caterpillar at fig 1, and the chryfalis at fig. TfTZwi J7 <? ixuf ( 39 ) GENRE I. PAPILLONS. SEC. III. ARGUS. La plupart des chenilles font couvertes dun poil fin femblable à du duvet rtoutes ont à la queue deux points Taillants ; et fe pendent par la. queue,quand elles font prêtes à prendre la forme de chryfalide. SEC. III. ESP. XX. LE GRAND 17. Semele. Linnœ Harris. La chenille de ce papillon neft pas aifée à découvrir, parce que, durant lejour, elle fe tient cachée près de la racine de lherbe qui la nourrit, et quedailleurs elle eft dun verd pâle. Rarement elle ofe fortir pour chercher de lanourriture, excepté le foir: elle eft retenue par la crainte de dev
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