198 METHOD OF COLLECTING 
introduced under the wing, near the thorax, as 
shown in the following figure, 
and a longer brace extending over the wings, as at 
AA. These should not bear upon the wings, but be 
ready to rest gently on them, when required. The 
wings are now elevated to their proper position by 
the setting needle, and/other braces are used as neces- 
sity dictates, in the manner represented in the above 
figure. The feet and antenne are extended and 
kept in their places by means of pins; in which 
operation small braces are also occasionally used. 
The French entomologists set butterflies, moths, 
and sphinges, on a piece of soft wood, in which 
