. The book of butterflies, sphinges, and moths; illustrated by one hundred and forty-four engravings, coloured after nature. Lepidoptera. BUTTERFLIES, SPHINGES, AND MOTHS. 213. THE HOOP NET. This hoop net consists of a strong brass wire hoop, from nine inches to a foot in diameter, with a socket for receiving the end of a walking stick or rod, which the lepidopterist should always carry along with him. Some are made with a screw, for greater security. To this ring is attached a bag of net, gauze, or muslin, about a foot in depth. " The French collectors," say Messrs Kirby and Spens,
. The book of butterflies, sphinges, and moths; illustrated by one hundred and forty-four engravings, coloured after nature. Lepidoptera. BUTTERFLIES, SPHINGES, AND MOTHS. 213. THE HOOP NET. This hoop net consists of a strong brass wire hoop, from nine inches to a foot in diameter, with a socket for receiving the end of a walking stick or rod, which the lepidopterist should always carry along with him. Some are made with a screw, for greater security. To this ring is attached a bag of net, gauze, or muslin, about a foot in depth. " The French collectors," say Messrs Kirby and Spens, * " use a net of this kind, in which the hoop is formed of two semicircular pieces of iron or brass wire, hooked together at one end, and at the other made to lap over the corresponding piece, and pierced to receive the screw at the end of your stick. When not employed they double the hoop, and conceal it under the rest; they fix to it a mus- lin bag of two feet long. This net is made to serve various purposes. With it they catch Lepidoptera, and other flying insects; and an adroit collector, by ;j;ivingit a certain twist, completely closes the mouth, * Introduction to Entomology, iv. p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Brown, Thomas, 1785-1862. London, Whittaker & Co. ; [etc. ,etc. ]
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