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The Cherry-Plumb.
Prunus, fructu majori, rotundo, rubro. Tourn.
L. 1. Ch. 1.
XVII.
Cl. 3. S. A. 17.
The YELLOW JULY OAK-MOTH. The Food of the Caterpillar is the Leaves of the Oak Tree, on which it feeds till the Middle of June; then it changes to a Chrysalis in some Chink or other that it meets with in the Bark of the said Tree, over which Chink or Hole the Caterpillar spins a strong Web, which prevents any Bird or Insect from getting at it in its Chrysalis State. The Moth is bred in the Middle of July, and may, now and then, be found on the Barks of the Oak Trees in Richmond and other Parks, about that Time; but it is not a common Fly.
See Rosel, Cl. 2. Tab. 17.
L. I. ch. I.