LAPPET MOTH. 



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CHAPTEE VIII. 



LAPPET MOTH— BRIMSTONE MOTH — ITS CATERPILLAR — CURRANT 

 MOTH — CLEAR- WINGS — WHITE-PLUME MOTH — TWENTY-PLUME 

 MOTH — ADELA — AN INSECT CINDERELLA — NAMING INSECTS — 

 THE ATALANTA — AN INSECT CRIPPLE — PEACOCK BUTTERFLY — 

 BLUE AND OTHER BUTTERFLIES. 



The accompanying cut is a good representation of a 

 very singular creature called the "Lappet Moth''. 



LAPPET MOTH. 



As may be seen by the engraving, when it is settled 

 quietly upon a leaf with folded wings, it bears a closer 



