Posted by Marc T on 30-08-2015 16:28
#1
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)
Edited by Marc T on 30-08-2015 16:53
Posted by Zeegers on 30-08-2015 18:27
#4
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
Posted by sd on 30-08-2015 21:35
#5
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