Of the white Moth. 8 
Thefe little moths are covered all over with an in¬ 
finite number of little feathers joined to their wings, and 
other parts of their bodies by a quill, as thofe of birds 
are, but fo extremely different in fhape, that fcarce two 
of them can be found alike. Fig. 144. fhews three of 
the larger fort, fomewhat blackifh towards the top, but 
tranfparent near the ftalk. Fig. 143. fhews three others 
perfectly tranfparent, ten of the fmaller fort are exhibited 
in fig. 145. but all of them of a different fhape. Thefe 
feathers which compofe the borders of the wings, but 
efpecially thofe which grew upon that part of the wing 
which was near the body of the moth, -were alfo of dif¬ 
ferent fafhions, and much longer than the former. Five 
of this fort are fhewn in fig. 146. 
The methods of deftroying this vermin are, when they 
forfake their food, and afcend the walls, or when they 
appear in the moth flate; at both thefe “times they may 
be crufhed to death by clapping facks upon them: but 
they may flill be more effectually deffroyed by clofmg up 
all the doors and windows, and filling the corn-chambers 
with the fumes of brimftone e , by leaving it burning on 
a pan of charcoal, without giving it any vent for twenty- 
four hours : however, after that great care muff be taken 
to open them all again for fome hours, that the fumes 
may be entirely gone before any body enters. 
N, B. The fumes of the fulphur are not hurtful to the 
grain. 
The nymph of the cloaths moth, called by Mr. Hook, 
the filver coloured book-worm, is a curious object. It 
is' a fmall filver coloured fiiining worm, and is often 
found fcudding among books and papers. Fig. 14-7. re- 
prefents this worm as it appears in the microfcope, 
G 2 having 
* Leeuwenhoek’s Exp, & Contemp. Epiff 71. p. 246. 
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