Chapter VIII. 



VARIOUS FLIES— HYMENOPTERA, &c. 



Plate 8. 



This plate might aptly be called " mixed pickles," 

 as shown thereon, is a variety of insects of various 

 tribes and species, all of interest to anglers, either as 

 types or foundations for " fancy flies," and because 

 they are all met with frequently in considerable 

 numbers by the waterside. 



Fig. 75 is the beautiful Green Lacewing (Hemerobius 

 alba), with gorgeous wings, and yet a moderate flier. 

 It is known to anglers as " the Golden-eyed Gauze 

 Wing," and usually appears about July, when it is 

 frequently seen on the water with wings extended. 



Fig. 76 is the small Blue Lacewing (Hemerobius 

 nervosus), which is at times seen fluttering over the 

 water in a cloud, and from its hovering flight may be 

 taken for a Caddis-fly, but the smooth, shining, closely 

 nerved wings at once disclose its identity on closer 

 inspection. 



Fig. 77, the small Yellow Lacewing (Hemerobius 

 hirtus), is common in the latter part of the season, 

 particularly where there is bracken about, and its 

 imitation is frequently a successful lure. 



Fig. 78, of which I know no popular name, is 

 Nematus niger. It is sometimes wrongly called the 

 Hawthorn Fly, and is abundant everywhere about 

 April and May. 



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