208 DEL AGO A DAY. 



They ran very fast either backwards or for- 

 wards, spinning as they ran along, and never 

 losing their hold of the web, which gave them 

 the appearance of spinning both from head and 

 tail. Another little brood spun themselves up 

 in the midst of fine very dense web in one big 

 leaf at a time, almost drawing the edges together, 

 and only eating the surface of the leaf. Some 

 other dark greenish-black caterpillars, only half 

 an inch long, were remarkable for spinning a 

 very strong coarse web before their change to 

 pupa, and one cannot help wondering at the 

 large amount of silk produced by such little 

 creatures. These last turned to most exquisitely 

 shaped little fawn-coloured moths with black 

 markings. 



The others also rewarded my care by changing 

 into lovely little moths I should probably never 

 have seen without breeding them, and most 

 certainly not in perfect condition. 



The duration of the pupa state varies very 

 much, one of a brood often emerging after a 

 very few days' rest, whilst the others will be 



