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craft for the hunter as that possessed by the In- 

 dian. The big caterpillars of the giant millers, as 

 a rule, feed upon shrubs or trees, and their drop- 

 pings may be discovered beneath their pasture. 



LUNA MOTHS OR MOON MILLERS 



The handsomest of all our millers is the Luna 

 or moon miller, the big, pale-green, swallow-tailed 

 miller which comes from a gTeat juicy caterpillar, 

 the sort of caterpillar that makes a woman *' throw 

 a fit." Of course by this we do not mean that the 

 ladies will fall down on their back, kick their heels, 

 and froth at the mouth whenever they see a baby 

 moon miller, but many of the ladies do squeal, and 

 make a great fuss at the sight of one of these 

 caterpillars. 



I have captured Luna moths in the scrub pines 

 and sand wastes of Georgia out of sight of any 

 oak, walnut, hickory, or chestnut wood; I have 

 caught them on the shores of Lake Erie in north- 

 ern Ohio, also in New York City. There are plenty 

 of them around my farm near Danbury, Conn., 

 and I have seen hundreds of them in the woods 

 surrounding my log cabin in Pike County, Penn- 

 sylvania. 



