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THE HAZEL TORTRIX MOTH. 



nearly all the Tortrices, there is a considerable 

 amount of variation, even among insects that are 

 hatched from the same brood. 



The caterpillar of this species feeds chiefly on 

 *Jie hazel, but is also found upon the oak. As 



an example of the Tortrix larva, a specimen is 

 shown in the above illustration, fig. 2. The 

 reader will probably notice at a glance the 

 singular form of the claspers. At fig. 1 is drawn 



