The Collector at Work 
“doors. But it is not advisable to carry it into the field 
and tumble unboxed insects into it, as I once saw a 
collector do; needless to say, by the time he reached 
home his specimens were all rubbed, frayed, and useless, 
It is of paramount importance that the worker should 
furnish himself with a notebook, not only for recording 
excursions and captures, but the many details of insect 
life which are learned by the seeing eye and are noted 
by studious observation. Such a book will in time 
become a treasured possession, a storehouse filled with 
useful and interesting facts purchased with hard ex- 
perience. In later years it will conjure up recollections 
of many pleasant times spent in the woods and fields. 
CHAPTER III 
SOME BRITISH MOTHS DESCRIBED 
Berore describing the species of moths which are 
figured on the plates of this volume, I would draw 
attention to the drawing (Fig. 2, p. viii) of the right 
fore and hind wings of an imaginary moth, with 
particular reference to the nervures. These nervures 
vary greatly in the different families of moths, and 
some entomologists have devised complete classifica- 
tions on the neuration of the wings. The student 
should learn the terms applied to the main structural 
details of the wings as indicated in the figure, so as to 
be able to follow the text intelligently, and identify 
correctly any specimens that may come tohand. There 
are occasions when it is necessary to examine minute 
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