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the laborious weaving of the little garment, "his, late 

 mine." 



While, however, we look admiringly on the ingenuity 

 of this thievish little tailor, we can but gravely con- 

 template his morals ; for the great law, " honour among 

 thieves," is totally disregarded by him. Two individuals 

 which, revelling on a many-coloured woollen rug, had 

 woven themselves most exquisitely- coloured and patterned 

 coats, were shut up together by the writer till it should 

 be convenient to make " specimens" of them. On open- 

 ing the box it was discovered that one had eaten half of 

 his neighbour's coat, and used up the remaining half in 

 patching his own, with much the same effect as would 

 be produced by the mending a kilt of one tartan with 

 pieces of another. 



Yet again. In the hollowed stems of ash, lime, &c., 

 we find the large pith-eating larvse of the Leopard and 

 other Moths, in numerous small plants numerous other 

 species ; while the Goat-Moth Caterpillar does not 

 flinch from attacking the solid trunks of timber trees, in 

 which it forms large cavities. 



Some live in the leaves of plants, carefully curled, 

 lined with silk, and sewed up with silken thread. Others 

 bind together the young leaves at the extremity of the 

 shoots of plants, and feed luxuriously on their tender 

 substances. 



Of the Leaf-Mining species alone the variety is con- 

 siderable, and the individuals are abundant. If anyone 

 doubts this, let him walk three yards along the first hedge 

 of varied foliage which he finds. First, how many white- 

 tracked bramble leaves will he see ? how many white 

 tracks in one leaf (never crossing or interfering with 



