THE GOLDEN PIGMY MOTH. 



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captured, and to make out the real form and hues 

 of their beautiful colouring. In consequence of 

 their minute dimensions, they are popularly 

 known as Pigmy Moths. 



The larvse of all these insects are more like 

 maggots than caterpillars, and burrow into the 



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interior of leaves, making their way between the 

 two layers of the leaf, eating the soft intermediate 

 substance, or " parenchyma," and producing the 

 devious tracks which are so common on many 

 leaves, especially those of the bramble. 



