CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH, 
THE MOTH. 
The butterfly is a creature of light and sun¬ 
shine ; and is called a day-flyer, because, as soon 
as the sun sets, and the flowers fold up then 
petals, she retires, and is no longer seen upon 
the wing. But when the butterfly is gone, then 
out comes the moth. She is called the night- 
flyer; for she loves the misty twilight, or the 
sombre hours of night. 
Her appearance is in unison with her habits. 
The color of her wings is subdued and grave, and 
well adapted to the sort of life she has to lead. 
All day she lies hidden in the cleft of a tree, or 
in some shady corner, where her sober drapery 
prevents her being noticed; but when the sun is 
down, she issues forth, and often continues her 
flight until the dawn of morning. Her great 
enemies are the owl and the bat, who are wheel¬ 
ing about in the darkness, and depend very much 
on the night-flying insects for food. 
