With thee, in the Desert－
With thee in the thirst－
With thee in the Tamarind wood－
Leopard breathes－at last!
With thee in the thirst－
With thee in the Tamarind wood－
Leopard breathes－at last!
(F.201/J.209)
[1] With, Desert:: with a tamarind wood branch, a traveler crossing the desert.
[2] thirst:: the tamarind fruit on the branch can quench the thirst.
[3, 4] wood, Leopard:: a hint on the wood leopard moth.
[3] in the Tamarind wood:: a moth had laid its eggs in the tamarind branch, and traveled along.
[4] breathes:: the moth comes out the wood finally.
wood leopard moth, the last being the most appropriate name, as descriptive of its spotted form. Its caterpillar injures the wood of the elm, apple, pear, horse-chestnut and walnut. ─ A Dictionary of Modern Gardening (1847)
Wood Leopard Moth. Wings white, with many dark blue round spots. ─ The Natural History of British Insects (1792-1813)
Upon entering the bark ... the insect appeared to have taken its direction downwards, as the cavity was not more than two eighths of an inch sunk into the wood . . . the cavity began gradually to approach towards the centre of the tree. ─ The Magazine of Natural History, Volume II (1829)
