The Great Yellow-underwing Moth. The CATERPILLAR of this MOTH lives through the Winter, and comes to its full Growth in _May_: It is found in Gardens, and other Places, and usually feeds in the Night, as many other of the NAKED CATERPILLARS do. Indeed, were they to do otherwise, they would soon be devoured by the Birds, which are much fonder of these SMOOTH CATERPILLARS than of the HAIRY ones. In the Day, they hide themselves within the Earth, and in other secret Recesses. They feed on the Leaves of the _Stock-July_ and other Flowers, as also on Grass, &c. They put on the _Chrysalis_ Form, within the Earth, in _May_, and the _Moths_ are bred in _June_. Great Plenty of this _Moth_, and other Species of the YELLOW-UNDERWING, were taken feeding on the Honey Dew, on the Limes and other Trees, in the Gardens of _John Philips_, Esq; at _Layton_ in _Essex_; they were discovered, by the Help of a Candle and Lanthorn, from Twelve o’Clock at Night till Two in the Morning; and were so fearless, that they would suffer one to take them with the Hand. At the same Time the ANGLE-SHADE and several other _Moths_ were taken. See _Lister_ on _Godartius, P. 52. N. 41. Albin, P. 72. Reaumur_, Pl. 14. Pag. 342. vol. 1. The Double Stock July-Flower. _Leucoium incanum, majus, variegatum, flore pleno._ C. B. Pin. 201. L. 1. CH. 1. II. CL. 1. S. _A._ 2. The WILD ARRACH MOTH, Mr. _Rosel_ says, The _Caterpillar_ feeds on the WILD ARRACH; that it changes to a _Chrysalis_, within the Earth, in _September_, and that the _Moth_ appears at the End of _May_ following. I once took some of these _Caterpillars_ feeding on the _Arrach_ in _September_, but had not the good Fortune to breed any Flies from them. See _Rosel_, Cl. 2. Tab. 32. The Wild Arrach in Flower. _Atriplex folio deltoide._ Petiv. Herb. L. 1. CH. 1. III. CL. 1. S. _A._ 3. The ANGLE-SHADES, a _Moth_. It is advisable to look for the _Caterpillar_ of this Fly on Nettles, altho’ some feed on Fruit Trees, Bramble Bushes, _&c_. It goes into the _Chrysalis_ State at the End of _June_, in a Web mixed with Earth, which it forms upon the Ground; and thus it remains till the Beginning of _September_, when the _Moth_ is produced. There is an early Breed of this _Moth_ in _May_, but, as I have not had the _Caterpillar_ in the Spring, I cannot relate its Progression. The Fly may be taken in the Evenings, in Gardens, feeding on the Flowers; but I have not met with them very frequent. See _Godartius_, Part 1. Tab. 56. _Lister_ on _Godartius_ P. 54. N. 44. _Albin_, Pl. 13. _Reaumur_, Pl. 8. P. 258. Pl. 14. P. 342. Vol. 1. The Great Mogul Plum. _Prunus fructu magno ovato rubente._ Tourn. L. 1. CH. 1. IV. CL. 1. S. _A._ 4.