168 Natural Flies. 



selves to the varying season, and catching the diminished 

 heat, &c. on their peculiar colours. 



The PAPILIO, or BUTTERFLY ; under which is generally 

 classed, by Anglers, the night flies, such as the white, the 

 mealy, the brown, and the black moths, from the species 

 noctua and cossus. 



The PHRYGANE^: are divided into two kinds ; those that 

 have two whisks at the tail, and those that have none. 

 They are next to the ephemerae in importance to the Angler. 

 They are not all spring flies, but are produced at various 

 periods through the spring and summer. The Alder Fly 

 (Plate iv. civ.) ; the Fcetid Brown ; and the largest is the 

 Stone, or May-fly (Phryganea grandis), of our waters, pro- 

 duced from the creeper, (Plate n. cxcvii.) 



The HYMENOPTERA, or PIERCERS, have four wings, as 

 the Cynips, or Gall-fly, the Oak-fly, (Plate n. cxcvi.) the 

 C. viminalis or little yellow willow-fly, &c. 



The TENTHREDINES, or SAW-FLIES ; as the Black Cater- 

 pillar, or Thorn-fly, &c. (Plate v. ci.) 



The FORMICA RUBRA, RED ANT, (Plate iv. xlix.) and the 

 FORMICA NIGRA, BLACK ANT, (Plate iv. Ixx.) 



Woody spots are more favourable for the red, and mea- 

 dow or pasture-grounds, for the black, ants. 



The DIPTERA, as the Tipula, or Crane-fly, commonly 

 called the Harry -long -legs (Plate m. xcvii.), have two 

 transparent wings only, and are without ailerous or petty 

 wings, &c. The smaller tipula are very numerous, and of 

 great variety, and are generally to be met with throughout 

 the year. 



The MUSCA, COMMON or FLESH-FLY, &c. 



The M. VOMITORIA, the BLUE BOTTLE, Culex, the Gnat ; 

 (Plate iv. ex.), &c. 



As to putting two or three natural flies or baits upon one 

 hook, I will leave that to those who imagine they can im- 

 prove upon nature. All I advocate as reasonable in the prac- 

 tice of angling is, to observe and imitate Nature as closely 

 as may be ; for it will be found that the closer you approach 

 to her forms, colours, sizes, and habits, the more successful 

 will you at all times most certainly be. 



