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 Tachinid fly, possibly Gonia sp. from La Gomera
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| Marc T |
Posted on 30-08-2015 16:28
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 Member Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 248 Joined: 30.08.11 |
Hi, on a hiking trip to the Alto de la Garajonay I found this nice fly. I thought of a tachinid, but I'm not sure!? Does anybody have an idea about the family, genus, species? Thanks in advance, Marc (Spain, Canary Islands, La Gomera, Garajonay, about 1450m ASL; August 28th, 2015) Marc T attached the following image:  [177.07Kb] Edited by Marc T on 30-08-2015 16:53 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 30-08-2015 16:45
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9838 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Tachinidae. Possibly Gonia. |
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| Marc T |
Posted on 30-08-2015 16:54
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Member Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 248 Joined: 30.08.11 |
Thanks John! |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 30-08-2015 18:27
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18518 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes, correct. It is a melanistic Gonia ornata. Some people consider the Gonia from the Canaries to be a separate species, quadrisetosa, but I am not convinced, Theo |
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| sd |
Posted on 30-08-2015 21:35
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Member Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 892 Joined: 11.10.07 |
Hi Theo, G. ornata is only found in Spring though? G.bimaculata is found in late Summer and you refer to this species as common in your 2002 paper on the Tachinidae of Madeira. Usually G. bimaculata is much paler than this though? Also might it be Pseudogonia? Regards, Stephen |
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but don't see the image in the post.
