FLIES FOR MARCH. 53 



No. 3. RED SPINNER. 



This is the name given to the Blue Dun (see 

 No. 2.) after it has cast off its olive brown coat. 

 It now appears of a bright red brown, and its 

 wings, which were before rather opaque, are 

 transparent. It lives four or five days. It sports 

 in the sunshine, and will be more successfully used 

 in warm than cold weather; but when the sun 

 becomes too powerful, this delicate insect seems to 

 be disabled from continuing abroad in the middle 

 of the day, and is to be considered more as an 

 evening fly. Several of the other spinners (or 

 perfect Ephemeridae) resemble it so nearly, that 

 it may be kept as a model ; the tint only varying, 

 (as will be subsequently shewn). 



IMITATION. 



BODY. Brown silk, ribbed with fine gold 



twist. 



TAIL. Two whisks of a red cock's hackle. 

 WINGS. From a mottled grey feather of the 



mallard, stained to match the colour 



of the natural wings. 

 LEGS. Plain red cock's hackle. 



