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LETTERS ON ENTOMOLOGY. 43 
as if a man six feet high should jump into the air 
144 feet ! He had seen others leap still higher. 
Butterflies come out in the spring, and attain 
their full size in a very short time. This order, 
which is designated lepidoplera, consists of but- 
terflies, hawk-moths, and moths, which are di- 
stinguished from each other chiefly by the form 
of their horns, or, more properly spewing, their 
antennae. Butterflies h^c tliree kinds: first, 
thosp l«*ge at the extremity; secondly, those 
which gradually increase till near the end ; and 
thirdly, those which are flat-sided like a ram's 
horn. 
Moths have also three kinds : the first, nearly 
even to the end; the second, diminishing gradually 
to a point ; and the third bearded or feathered ; 
but the antennae of the moth are always sharp 
pointed. 
Moths fly by night, though they may some- 
times be seen in dark shady places in the day- 
time. 
There is a moth which, though not remark- 
able for the beauty of its colours, is so from the 
singularity of its form. It exactly resembles a 
bundle of dried leaves, and every thing conspires 
to aid the deception. Its colour is that of a 
withered elm leaf; its upper wings are veined 
