Fly Times Issue 48, April 2012 - North American Dipterists Society

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taking a small golf ball size dollop of suds from the top of a basin of dish washing IN the kitchen
sink. The dollop of suds was placed on top of a small (~ 150ml) container of warm water.
• We would recommend testing this technique on a non critical specimen of similar size to the
specimen that you desire to re-hydrate.
• While the technique may temporarily restore eye color, it is impossible to say that it restores the
original eye color.
• We did not try other solutions or wetting agents. Other processes may work as well or better
than the one we tested.
Fig. 13 (top). Hybomitra lasiophthalma, treated head. Fig. 14 (bottom). Hybomitra lasiophthalma, live.