Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae - Gonia ornata
Posted by caliprobola on 29-03-2009 19:08
#1
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
Edited by caliprobola on 29-03-2009 19:09
Posted by caliprobola on 29-03-2009 19:09
#2
and a dorsal view of the same fly
Posted by Zeegers on 29-03-2009 20:26
#3
I cannot exclude distinguenda from these pictures.
Locality strongly suggests ornata indeed.
Theo
Posted by caliprobola on 29-03-2009 21:00
#4
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
Posted by Zeegers on 30-03-2009 17:38
#5
Actually, I had a better look at the second pic.
It is ornata for sure .
Theo
Posted by caliprobola on 30-03-2009 18:48
#6
Thanks!
just for the fun of it a frontal view then...
Posted by Zeegers on 30-03-2009 20:33
#7
which shows the very narrow face, as compared with the parafacialia, very nicely, again implying ornata.
Theo
Posted by caliprobola on 31-03-2009 23:50
#8
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!
Posted by Zeegers on 01-04-2009 18:57
#9
as long as you keep providing great pictures
any time
Theo