L. 1. CH. 1. V. CL. 3. S. _c._ 5. The NUT-TREE TUSSOCK-MOTH. The _Caterpillar_ of this very scarce Fly was fed upon the _Hasle_. About the Middle of _September_ it spun up, and changed into a _Chrysalis_, and the _Moth_ was bred at the Beginning of _April_. See _Albin_, P. 90. _Rosel_, Cl. 2. Tab. 53. The Masculine Apricock. _Armeniaca, fructu minore præcocior._ Miller. L. 1. CH. 1. VI. CL. 3. S. _c._ 6. THE SYCAMORE TUSSOCK-MOTH. You may find the _Caterpillars_ on _Sycamore_ Trees, and, towards the End of _August_, they are usually full fed; at which Time they spin themselves up, intermixing their Hairs with the Web, and change into the _Chrysalis_ State. The _Moths_ are bred in _May_ and _June_, are not uncommon, and may be found on the Bodies of the Trees in _St. James’s Park_, on Pales, Walls, _&c_. See _Albin_, P. 83. _Reaumur_, Pl. 34. Pag. 534. Vol. 1. The Sycamore Tree. _Acer majus, multis falso Platanus_. I. B. [Illustration: (Decorative Design)] CHAP. II. Caterpillars that perform their progressive Motion after a different Manner, _viz._ by drawing up the Tail towards the Head, whereby their Bodies become bent into the Form of a _half Loop_, on which Account they are called HALF-LOOPERS. CLASS I. CATERPILLARS _having_ eight Feet, two Holders, _and_ six Claws _or_ Hooks, _and having_ Protuberances. SECT. _a_. L. 1. CH. 2. I. CL. 1. S. _a._ 1. THE CRIMSON UNDERWING MOTH. The _Caterpillar_ of this _Moth_ feeds on _Oak-leaves_, and becomes a _Chrysalis_, within some of the same Leaves spun together, at the Beginning of _June_. The _Moth_ appears at the Beginning of _July_, and is extremely scarce, as is also the _Caterpillar_. The Oak-Tree. _Quercus Latifolia_. C. B. CLASS II. CATERPILLARS _which are_ hairy, _having two_ Holders, four Feet, _and_ six Hooks _or_ Claws. SECT. _a._ L. 1. CH. 2. I. CL. 2. S. _a._ 1. The SILVER _Y_ MOTH. The _Caterpillar_ feeds on _Sage_, _Clover_, _Burdock_, _&c._ changes to a _Chrysalis_, within a slight Spinning, in _August_, and the _Moth_ is bred in _September_; is very common in most Fields and Gardens, and flies in the Day as well as at Night. There is an early Breed of this _Moth_ in _May_. See _Rosel_, Cl. 2. Tab. 5. _Albin_, P. 79. _Lister_ on _Godart_. P. 20. N. 14. _Reaumur_, Pl. 19. Pag. 342. Vol. 1. Pl. 26. P. 348. Vol. 2. Common Sage in Flower. _Salvia hortensis._ I. B. [Illustration: (Decorative Design)]