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winged fly, or Aphis lion (Fig. 113, a). It is a 

 beautiful little creature, with brown antennse 

 and large, lustrous, golden eyes. Its body is of 



FIG. 113. CHRYSOPA SPECIES. 

 (After Brehm.) 



a pale green color, as are also its wings of deli- 

 cate lace. Its attractive appearance, however 

 alluring to the birds, is protected by a disagree- 

 able odor. The eggs, laid in clusters, each egg 

 upon a white, threadlike stalk, look like a 

 diminutive grove (Fig. ii3^")- This stalked 



