BUFF-TIP MOTH. 99 



scarcely stands in need of any hiding-place, spin- 

 ning no cocoon, and seeking no shelter, but 

 simply casting off its larval skin and appearing 

 in the pupal state. The young entomologist 

 is sure to collect plenty of these chrysalides 

 when he goes hunting for specimens, and to find 

 his boxes filled with Buff-tips where he expects 

 a whole series of different Moths. Practice, 

 however, makes perfect, and a brief experience 

 enables the collector to detect the Buff- tip 

 chrysalis and leave it alone in favour of more 

 valuable specimens. 



The name of bttcepkala } or bull-headed, is given 

 to this Moth on account of its appearance when at 

 rest. In this position, the head is almost hidden, 

 and the thorax looks very much as if it were 

 a large "bull "-head, the resemblance being in- 

 creased by a dark spot on either side, which 

 might be taken for the eye by any one who was 

 inexperienced in entomology. 



The three other species of this family are the 

 CHOCOLATE-TIP (Clostera curtula), the SCARCE 

 CHOCOLATE-TIP (Clostera anachoreta), and tho 

 SMALL CHOCOLATE-TIP (Clostera reclusa). 



THE next family, that of the Notodontidfe, 

 contains a very few genera, but one of them, the 

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