An unusual find today. Ten moths, dried and pressed, each individually wrapped in cellophane. If that were not unusual enough, the moths appear to have been altered. If you take a close look at their bodies, a small piece of colored paper has been trimmed to fit and mounted over the original.
Found in "The Hermit of Moss Pond" by James Pitcher. Published by the author, 1896.
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Even in their altered state, these may be valuable to entymologists in your area for research into moth species that are possibly now extinct.
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