Larva of Lace Wing Fly Lace Wing Fly 
THE LACE WING FLY 
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The Lace Wing Fly (“ Hemerobiicbe ”) is a 
useful insect which is not regarded with 
any sort of disgust by most men, but at 
the same time very few understand its 
great value in the garden, or pay it the 
respect which undoubtedly is its due. 
It ranks among the greatest of great aphis 
destroyers, and as such should be ever 
welcomed among the visitors to our flower 
gardens. To some few it is known, from 
the brilliancy of its eye, as the “ Golden 
Eye.” As a matter of fact, quite apart 
from its useful properties, it ought to 
attract all who have any regard for beauty 
by its lovely construction. The wings of 
this fly are large and iridescent, and so 
magnificently transparent that the whole 
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