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the caterpillar gentl illy feeds, there were probably a few hundred 

 of Death's-head Moths in the vicinity. 



In common with many other nocturnal insects, the eyes of 

 the Death's-head Moth shine at night like two stars, which adds 

 considerably to the terror inspired by its appearance. 



The Beown-tailed Moths emerge from . the chrysalis 

 about the beginning of July. Then they are found flying about 



The Brown-tailed Moth. 



slowly in the evening, and depositing their eggs on the foliage of 

 thsse favorite trees mentioned before. The caterpillars are hatched 

 Cdfly in the autumn. They no sooner quit the egg, than they com- 

 mence spinning a web; when they have completed a small web, 

 they proceed to feed on the foliage, by eating the upper part of- the 

 leaf, and leaving the under part untouched. This work of destruc- 

 tion they prosecute with remarkable order. Every day they pro- 

 ceed in the enlargement of their web, which affords them protec- 

 tion in bad weather and at night. If they are not checked in 

 operations, they succeed in doing very serious injury; but if gar- 



