No. 32 The Orange Fly
This is an Ichneumon Fly. It is furnished with an ovipositor, for the purpose of piercing the skins of caterpillars, in which it deposits its eggs, the grub from which grows in, and ultimately kills, the insect in which it was hatched.
Imitation.
Body.—Orange floss silk tied on with black. Thick and square at the tail.
Wings.—Darkest part of a robin’s wing.
Legs.—A very dark furnace hackle.