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84 Of the white Moth. 
having 2 conical body, divided into fourteen iheliy parti¬ 
tions, each of which are covered with a multiplicity cC 
thin tranfparent fcales, which from their feveral refle&ing 
furfaces, make the whole animal appear of a perfect pearl 
colour : the fmall blunt head of this in fed: is furnifhed on 
either fide with a duller of eyes, (but fewer in number 
than thofe of other infeds) each of which was befet 
with a row of fmall briilles. It has two long horns A B, 
flrait and tapering towards the top, curiouily ringed and 
bridled, with a girdle of fmaller hairs at each ring, and 
feveral larger briilles here and there difperfed among 
them, alfo two fhorter horns or feelers C D, knotted and 
fringed like the former, but without briilles; its hinder 
part terminated in three tails, refembling the two long 
horns in every particular. It had fix legs fcaled and 
haired, which could not be reprefented in, this poiition. 
Thefe little nimble animals are beil applied to the microf- 
cope, upon a iingle piece of talc, or a thin dip of glafs, 
pinched in the nippers, having firil iluck them thereto 
with a flight touch of turpentine, or a drop of gum. 
water. 
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