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insect, rather less in size than the one just men- 
tioned. It forms a chrysalis betwixt two leaves, 
drawn together by a thread of its own manu- 
facturing, about the middle of June. I believe, 
the moth produced is of the Tinea, or Phalcena 
family. It is about the size of the above, but the 
wings not so much expanded, and are folded more 
round the body. The uppper part of the w'ings 
are chocolate coloured, white towards the low end, 
and maculated with brown. It deposits its eggs 
in August, upon the branches or leaves, and feeds 
till about the middle of September, when it con- 
ceals itself through the winter. Like the former 
one, it is exhilerated by the all-animating spring, 
commits its depredations in the flower, by gnaw- 
ing through the fructuous part and leaf buds, where 
it conceals itself till the leaves have got pretty 
well out. It then forms itself a place of retire- 
ment, by drawing two leaves together with its 
silken cords. The injury done by this species is 
not quite so great as the former one, for after the 
fruit is well set, it ceases to prey upon it, and con- 
fines itself chiefly to the leaf till it changes to a 
chi’ysalis, which takes place before the former one 
mentioned. 
Another Caterpillar . — 'A still greater enemy, 
we may safely say, than either of the above- 
mentioned, is the larvae of the moth, I believe 
Phalcena Wavai’ea. It makes its attacks like the 
above on the leaves and blossom buds, before they 
expand. It is about the length of the former one 
