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INSTRUMENTS USED IN COLLECTING, 

 SETTING, AND PRESERVING BUTTER- 

 FLIES, SPHINGES, AND MOTHS. 



THE ENTOMOLOGICAL OR FLY NET. 



THIS net, which is figured above, is similar in 

 construction to the bat fowling-net, and is either 

 made of close green gauze or open muslin. It is 

 sometimes white, which is not so useful as green, 

 although the former is best adapted for minute 

 moths, being more easily seen on it. The rods 

 onght to be made of beech or hickory ; holly and 

 hazel will also answer the purpose. They should 

 be from five to six feet in length, made quite round 

 and smooth, and gradually tapering to a point. 

 The cross-piece should be made of cane, and fitted 

 into a ferrule of an angulated form. The rod should 

 be divided into three or four pieces, so that it may 

 be carried conveniently in the pocket; a ferrule 

 should be riveted on each joint at the upper part ; 



