THE GOLDEN-EYE, OR LACE-WINGED FLY. 



The insect which comes out of the pupa is veiy different 

 from the larva that went into it. It is a delicate-lookingr crea- 

 ture a little over half an inch long, of a pale green or bluish 

 green color, with beautiful golden eyes standing out promi- 

 nently on the sides of the head. From the head also project 

 two long and slender feelers or antennae. Under a lens these 

 are seen to be clothed with many fine hairs (Fig. 49). 



Kjg. 49. — Lace-\vingP(i Fly, enlarged. 



The part of the body directly behind the head — called the 

 pro-thorax — is wide and flattened. It bears a single pair of 

 legs. The next part of the body — the rest of the thorax — 

 bears two pairs of wings and two pairs of legs. 



The legs are long and slender, and of much the same color 

 as the body. At the tip of each foot are two recurved claws. 



The wings are very large in proportion to the size of the 

 body. They are composed of a thin, transparent membrane, 

 stretched between a beautiful network of delicate, greenish 

 veins, which bear rows of brownish hairs. The front and hind 

 wings are very similiar in shape, the hind ones being some- 

 what smaller. 



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