42 GOLD-TAILED MOTH. 



has disappeared so completely that scarcely a 

 specimen can be found in places where it 

 formerly swarmed. 



The GOLD-TAILED MOTH (Liparis auriflua) is 

 somewhat like the preceding insect, but the tuft 

 at the end of the tail is bright golden yellow. 

 Like the Brown-tailed Moth, it has several times 



Gold-tailed Moth and Larva. 



appeared in such numbers that the trees and 

 hedges were quite devastated by the hosts of 

 larvae. The hairs of the caterpillar are very irri- 

 tant to tender skins. I have been almost disabled 

 by them before discovering the real cause of tho 

 mischief. 



