Wasp Fly

Simple Strip Wing, Mr Paton of Penh, early 19th century. Pattern as per Francis Francis.

Tag: Silver twist and orange-yellow floss
Tail: Tippet, gallina and black partridge
Butt: Black ostrich herl
Body: Lower half dirty yellow pig's wool, the upper half dark blue pig's wool
Rib: Embossed gold tinsel over lower half and silver tinsel over upper half
Hackle: Golden-olive hackle over the yellow wool, and black over the blue wool
Shoulder: Two or three turns of jay
Wings: Two slips of brown speckled turkey
Head: Black