Moths

THIS is a guide to the identification of our native species of a group too large to be completely covered in a single volume. In the forty-eight coloured plates, crowded with pictures, representative species of the commonest and most important genera are brought together. Text cuts supplement the plates.

Brief descriptions supplement the pictures, and give the distribution of the species. More space is given to moths which are counted among injurious insects at some stage in their life histories. The silk worm industry has a chapter to itself, and there is a chapter telling how to fight clothes moths.

Among poetical and other digressions are three charming glimpses into the life of a busy entomologist: Sugaring for Moths, The World of the Dark; and some memories of collecting in Japan.