Sem"bling (?), n. [Cf. Assemble.] (Zoöl.) The practice of attracting the males of Lepidoptera or other insects by exposing the female confined in a cage.

&fist; It is often adopted by collectors in order to procure specimens of rare species.

Sem"bling (?), n. [Cf. Assemble.] (Zoöl.) The practice of attracting the males of Lepidoptera or other insects by exposing the female confined in a cage.

&fist; It is often adopted by collectors in order to procure specimens of rare species.