SOME TROUT INSECTS FOR AUGUST 



sect, with the tail sections ribbed in a greenish 

 brown. This insect is out in late afternoons on dull 

 or rainy days; on warm days it appears quite late, 

 just before dark. 



No. 4- Brown tip. A small, beautiful insect, 

 with rich brown shoulders, and a patch of the same 

 color at the top and end of the tail, the middle sec- 

 tions being ribbed on a greenish ground. The 

 wisks are very long and are a pale yellow color, like 

 the legs. This insect is fairly plentiful, and is quick 

 in flight ; though I captured many specimens in the 

 net during the rain. A very unusual feature is that 

 they vary considerably in size. 



No. 5. Speckled orange drake. Another ex- 

 tremely beautiful insect, with metallic wings spec- 

 kled in brown. This drake was caught as late as 

 the 17th, on a cloudy day, and I saw it evenings 

 only in warm weather. 



No. 6. Little spotted drake. Though quite 

 small its body is plump. It flies around all day in 

 wavy motions over the water, dipping at the surface 

 quite frequently. The general tone of the body 

 and tail is orange, with bright yellow underneath. 



No, 7. August dun. This insect, mottled in 

 brown and blue, is the only dun of any fair size ob- 

 served during this month. It is fairly plentiful in 

 the afternoons and evenings during the latter part 

 of the month. 



No. 8. Sage-green ant. So called because the 



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