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brightness, and hues that formerly seemed to be but 
dun and bronze or brown, suddenly flash out into gold and 
emerald, each scale distinct and shining, as if of burnished 
metal. 
Sometimes, when opening the extremity of the leafy 
tunnel, we find a tiny chrysalis lying in the little chamber, 
and awaiting the time for the shell to burst and the per- 
fect insect to emerge. Later in the year, we shall find 
neither larva nor pupa, but shall see a little hole in the 
leafy chamber, from which issues the shattered end of an 
empty chrysalis-shell, showing that the moth has made 
its escape into the outer air. 
Two examples of other mined leaves may be seen 
upon the illustration, both drawn from the actual object. 
The specimen in the right-hand upper corner was taken 
from the bramble, and has been mined by the larva of 
a little moth called Nepticula anomella. It is a very 
pretty little creature, though its hues are not brilliant 
without the aid of the microscope. The upper wings 
are brown, but their tips are beautifully coloured with 
bright chestnut. The lower wings are pale grey, without 
any of the brilliancy that distinguishes the upper pair. 
They possess, however, a compensating beauty in the 
long, feathery fringe with which they are edged, and 
which, when subjected to the microscope, is seen to 
consist of the ordinary scales of the wings exceedingly 
developed both in length and width. 
The leaves on the left hand were taken from the 
garden-rose, and have been mined by the larva of another 
species of the same genus. 
This beautiful little moth derives its specific name 
from the peculiar colouring of the upper wings, which 
are bright chestnut, relieved by a broad band of gold 
acioss their centre. The tips of these wings are fringed, 
