Hook: 16 scud
Thread: Black.
Tail: White C.D.C. puff.
Body: Black silk floss.
Rib: Fine silver ribbing.
Thorax: Peacock herl.
Head: Polystyrene ball wrapped tight in stocking mesh with C.D.C. wound around the ball halo style.

Just prior to hatching, the pupa hangs motionless in the surface film, before adopting a horizontal position for the hatching.