Mr. H.H. Corbett read a paper on “The Natural History & Habits of some of our Smaller Moths”.
The Essayist mentioned in his introductory remarks how little known to general students are the small moths, those distinguished by Entomologists as Micro Lepidoptera.

He then described the Life-history & in many cases exhibited specimens of some typical species of the group of moths called Tineinæ. The habit of the larvæ were mentioned – some live in mines between the upper & lower epidermis of leaves – examples were shown from the genera Lithocolletes & Asyclinæ.

Others are protected by a case like the shell of a snail, genus Coleopturæ etc.

Others spin webs inhabited by large colonies of Larvae, genus Hypomentæ etc.,

Others feed exposed on the outside of leaves, e.g. the Diamond-back moth, Plutella cruciferum.

Some live on Wool, Horsehair etc., e.g. Tinea Tapetzella & many cause great destruction to furniture.
Others roll up part of a leaf & live in the enclosed portion e.g. Gracilaria swederalla.

The perfect insect of many of the species mentioned were exhibited under the microscope, some of them being beautifully coloured & adorned with metallic looking bands & spots.

Others had their wings & antennae fringed in a lovely manner & thus formed very attractive objects for the lower powers of the binocular microscope, eliciting warm expressions of admiration from the beholders.