. The papilios of Great Britain : systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature with the natural history of each species .... web, under cover of whichthey lie in the heat of the day, and come forth morning and evening to feed. At theapproach of winter they fpin a very clofe and ftrong web, as a protedtion from wet andcold; and under this web they lie concealed without food, till the warmth of the fun inthe fpring revives them. They then come out, and feed greedily on the buds and tenderleaves of the bulh they are on; and about the middle of May they prepare for theirch
. The papilios of Great Britain : systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature with the natural history of each species .... web, under cover of whichthey lie in the heat of the day, and come forth morning and evening to feed. At theapproach of winter they fpin a very clofe and ftrong web, as a protedtion from wet andcold; and under this web they lie concealed without food, till the warmth of the fun inthe fpring revives them. They then come out, and feed greedily on the buds and tenderleaves of the bulh they are on; and about the middle of May they prepare for theirchange to chryfalis, by fixing themfelves by the tail to a twig, or llender branch, with aftrong white web; after which they carry a ftrong thread of the fame over their backs,near the head. This is likevvife made faft to the twig on each fide, and in a days timethe chryfalis appears, as at fig. 2. They remain in this ftate about twenty days, whenthe butterfly comes forth, and in a fhort time afterward unfolds and dries its wings, andtakes its flight, as at fig. 3. For the under parts, with the wings clofed, and eredl, asat reft, fee fig. 4. 24.
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