October 11, 1777

Posted by sydney on Oct 11th, 1777

Found the Sphinx atropos, or death’s-head moth, a noble insect, of vast size: it lays it’s eggs on the Jasmine.  When handled, it makes a little, stridulous noise.  A squirrel in my hedges.  Insects retreat into the roof of my new building.

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