16 INSECT MANUFACTURES. 



nest hangs suspended from the branch of a 

 fruit-tree by a strong silken thread. I*t is formed 

 of one or two leaves neatly folded and fastened 

 together with silk, and in this small inclosure 

 several caterpillars live harmoniously together. 



There is also a very curious and beautiful nest 

 formed by a rare insect, which has only yet been 

 observed in its caterpillar state ; but its proceed- 

 ings therein are interesting and highly remarkable. 

 The length of the body in this caterpillar varies 

 from six to eight inches, the thickness is half a 

 line. The general colour is bluish green, tending 

 to yellow about the head ; the feet are black, and 

 six in number. At the extremity of the body are 

 two points projecting sideways. The eyes are 

 visible and prominent in this caterpillar, and 

 besides the antennas there are two or three pairs 

 of palpi or feelers, which perform the office of 

 hands. This insect inhabits the nut-tree, and 

 cuts out from its leaves a most ingenious case, 

 which serves for its dwelling-place. This case is 

 of a singular form, being an elongated cone, very 

 narrow at the extremity, and tolerably wide at the 



