dun-fly

The troop horses came with the regularity of clockwork twice a day down to drink under her window, and, as the weather grew hotter, kicked up their heels and shook their heads furiously under the maddening sting of the dun-fly.

The Trumpet-Major Thomas Hardy 1884

There was the _dun-fly_, for the month of March; and the _stone-fly_, much in vogue for April; and the

Tales and Novels — Volume 06 Maria Edgeworth 1808

The second is another dun-fly: the body, of black wool; and the wings made of the black drake's feathers, and of the feathers under his tail.

The Compleat Angler : or, The Contemplative Man`s Recreation 1653

The first is the dun-fly, in March: the body is made of dun wool; the wings, of the partridge's feathers.

The Compleat Angler : or, The Contemplative Man`s Recreation 1653