November 197 



by his journeying, he came to anchor for the night 

 by fixing his tent in some way firmly to the surface 

 of the leaf. I believe this small specimen was the 

 larva of one of the very minute species of moths 

 called Tineas. 



We can hardly fail to notice that some of the 



LEAF MINED BY MOTH LARVAE. 



leaves of such shrubs as honeysuckle, bramble 

 snowberry, and other species have curious intricate 

 patterns traced upon them ; and we may have 

 speculated as to the cause of this. Let us gather 

 a bramble leaf such as that shown in the drawing, 

 and we shall be able to trace a life-history begun 

 and ended in that one leaf. 



