Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 12-07-2006 19:48
#1
Taken by a friend of mine iN Leiria - PORTUGAL on 10th July 2006.
Tachinidae family?
Posted by Tony Irwin on 12-07-2006 22:34
#2
My guess would be the tachinid Gonia ornata, but I'd wait for Chris to confirm this before telling your friend!
Posted by ChrisR on 12-07-2006 23:52
#3
I'd say it has to be a
Tachina sp. or a closely allied genus. With those black legs it doesn't look like
T.fera, but it would be nice to have a clearer shot of the body. If I was told it was a UK specimen then I'd provisionally say
Nowickia ferox - but I wouldn't be so reckless in southern Europe ;)
Sorry Tony, but it's not a
Gonia ... you were probably distracted by the wide vertex but the shape of the face just isn't right.
Gonia spp. have very 'fat' faces, for want of a better word. :)