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 Calyptrate fly with interesting behavior -> Gonia sp.
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| Carnifex |
Posted on 22-04-2018 18:15
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 Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1963 Joined: 23.06.15 |
Hello fly community, today I post these lousy images of a fly, and I want to apologize for the quality - but I really would like to know what it was since I found the behavior so interesting. It was about the size of a Calliphora but flying more like a Syrphid or a Bombylius - hovering on a spot for a short time, then continuing flight very straight, without the zig-zagging of other flies, but more slowly than a Syrphid, somehow 'relaxed'. It was flying on a sunlit path in a forest at the Danube near Vienna. Always near to the ground, as if searching for something. The head frons is quite conspicuous, the abdomen was appearing shiny black when flying. It looked quite characteristic to me, so hopes are high that someone here can ID it. Cheers, Lorin Carnifex attached the following image:  [239.45Kb] Edited by Carnifex on 04-06-2018 11:33 |
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| Carnifex |
Posted on 22-04-2018 18:15
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Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1963 Joined: 23.06.15 |
and here from above
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 22-04-2018 18:22
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7302 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Gonia species (Tachinidae) - looking for hosts.
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| John Carr |
Posted on 22-04-2018 19:28
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10463 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Tony Irwin wrote: Gonia species (Tachinidae) - looking for hosts. Looking for leaves that might be eaten by hosts. |
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| Carnifex |
Posted on 22-04-2018 21:36
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Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1963 Joined: 23.06.15 |
That's awesome. Thanks a lot! Maybe it was Gonia picea, but genus is totally fine for me  |
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