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The fly is a bearer of pestilence, and may have been adopted as a symbol to ward off evil and pestilence. With all of its variations it is not an uncommon charge found on crests and coats of arms. The word fly likely refers to a common housefly, but flies, bees and beetles seem to often be confused in heraldic drawing. The butterfly, however, is unmistakable and is usually drawn volant en arriere, as seen from above with its wings open. The harvest-fly is similar except that it only has two wings instead of four and its legs are prominently shown; what it represents in nature is impossible to say. The gadfly, which is frequently blazoned a gad-bee, is really a brimsey or a horsefly. The silkworm-fly also exists, as does a stag beetle, though they are rarely found.

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