CDC feathers White/light dun cdc feathers (2 (spent wings))
Tying thread or biot Black goose biots (body)
Superfine dubbing Gray superfine dubbing (thorax)
How to tie it
Start thread at the bend and build a slim, smooth, segmented body of tying thread (or a wound black biot) forward to the 65% mark.
Select two short CDC feathers and tie them in splayed flat to each side as spent wings, each about half a shank long; figure-8 to lock them horizontal.
Dub a tiny pinch of gray over the wing roots to form a thorax and hide the figure-8 wraps.