. The papilios of Great Britain : systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature with the natural history of each species .... ofe that feed on herbs, orgrafles, that grow clofe to the furface of the earth, are not to be obtained butby the mod diligent fearch under the cover, that the leaves or roots afford them:and as the caterpillars in this fedion do not keep together, but are difperfed,and live in a folitary manner, they are but rarely to be met with. The cater-pillar of this butterfly lives through the winter, and does not arrive at its fullgrowth, as at fig. i, til
. The papilios of Great Britain : systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature with the natural history of each species .... ofe that feed on herbs, orgrafles, that grow clofe to the furface of the earth, are not to be obtained butby the mod diligent fearch under the cover, that the leaves or roots afford them:and as the caterpillars in this fedion do not keep together, but are difperfed,and live in a folitary manner, they are but rarely to be met with. The cater-pillar of this butterfly lives through the winter, and does not arrive at its fullgrowth, as at fig. i, till the middle of May; when it prepares for its transfor-mation. Sufpending itfelf by the tail, it changes to the chryfalis, as at fig. 2,in a few hours; and the whole of the metamorphofis is completed in threeweeks, the butterfly being perfeft, and on the wing, the firfl: week in upper parts are reprefented at fig. 3, and the under fide of the male at fig. 4,The female differs a little on the under fide, and is reprefented at fig. 5. Thisis a common infeft, frequenting the fkirts of woods, and the fides of hedges,when on flight. 2<?.
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