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KEARTONS' NATURE PICTURES 



two, and its hind ones 

 into three parts by deep 

 clefts, and its long, slen- 

 der legs remind the ob- 

 server of those of the 

 crane fly. 



Although said to be 

 common, I have not met with many 

 specimens of the Green Carpet Moth, 

 the fore wings of which are a delicate 

 mixture of pale green and dusky 



The White Plume Moth. 



brown, divided by 

 white lines. At a little 

 distance the specimen re- 

 presented in our coloured 

 plate harmonised with 

 its surroundings in the 

 most wonderful way. For 

 the purposes of reproduction the photo- 

 graph of the moth and its surroundings 

 has been somewhat enlarged, so that the 

 insect is a little above its natural size. 



The Puss Moth. 



Wood Leopard Moth. 



