THE WATTLE GOAT MOTH. Ill 



these moths were eagerly hunted for and eaten by the 

 aborigines, also by fishermen who souglit them for baits 

 in fresh -water fishing, and by these and by probably other 

 means known to the early colonists, these pests were 

 greatly reduced in numbers. 



In concluding this chapter it may be mentioned that 

 the posing of the figures on our plate have been mostly 

 adapted from the Prodromus^ the colouring being life- 

 like, the drawings having been made by our artist, whose 

 name appears in the corner of each plate, from specimens 

 taken by myself, and which are now in the office collec- 

 tion. 



