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Tachinidae - Gonia ornata
caliprobola
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Posted on 29-03-2009 19:08
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Dear diptera friends,

can someone confirm the identity of this tachinid fly.
picture from today 29th march 2009 at Oostduinkerke, Belgium, coastal dunes.

thanks
Pieter
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and a dorsal view of the same fly
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Posted on 29-03-2009 20:26
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I cannot exclude distinguenda from these pictures.
Locality strongly suggests ornata indeed.

Theo
 
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Posted on 29-03-2009 21:00
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Can frontal views (better views of the cheeck) or views from the back (better view of the tergites) help to exclude G. distinguenda?
I'll check my other pics if i can find something usefull.


Pieter
 
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Posted on 30-03-2009 17:38
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Actually, I had a better look at the second pic.
It is ornata for sure .


Theo
 
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Posted on 30-03-2009 18:48
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Thanks!

just for the fun of it a frontal view then...
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which shows the very narrow face, as compared with the parafacialia, very nicely, again implying ornata.


Theo
 
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Posted on 31-03-2009 23:50
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Thanks again Theo.
This forum thanks his splendid qualities to specialists like you never loosing their enthusiasm answering the questions of the novices like me!
 
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Posted on 01-04-2009 18:57
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as long as you keep providing great pictures


any time


Theo
 
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