Subject: Tachinid Fly, Gonia frontosa, four images from family Tachinidae

Location: North Bend Rail Trail State Park, West Virginia

Stock Number: 07-12932 above. Below are 07-12973, 07-12967, and 07-12970.

Comments: This venerable species was first described by Thomas Say in 1829. It is found from Alaska and British Columbia to California, and from Ontario and Quebec to North Carolina.

Look for this distinctive in the early Spring, when it is one of the first larger flies to be active. Its length is about 10-11 mm.