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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 534

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EUROPEAN PLUME-MOTH {ORNEODES HEXADACTYLA). of microscopes, a new and entrancing worldwould open to our vision. Brilliant colors, ex-quisite delicacy, and wonderful forms are re-vealed when some of our very small insects aremagnified. They call forth expressions of delightand amazement from every… … PLUME-MOTH (ALCCITA PLNTADACTYLA). naturalists who wish to engage in this most inter-esting pastime. By using special photographic lenses, beautifullyaccurate enlargements, many times the size of theoriginal, can be obtained. The accompanying pictures of some tinyplume-moths, one of them like an…

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