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Flies that catch my attention: tachinids (Tachinidae), almost all of them with larvae that parasitize other arthropods, and often colourful. All from the #Pyrenees:
Gymnosoma sp., gorgeous in red https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127585026
Ectophasia sp., patterned in red, black and white https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127595346
Nowickia sp., red, hairy, and rather large and fleshy https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127627699
@albertcardona Gymnosoma is really pretty! The pattern on its abdomen makes me think of a ladybug.
@lili In landscapes free of pesticides and mostly left alone but for some cattle and horses, such as where I found these tachinid flies, the abundance and diversity of arthropods is quite high, kept in check by parasites and other predators. Hence the abundance in species and numbers of tachinids. I found 4, or perhaps 5, species of #Tachinidae near the village of Nevà and on the mountains South of it, the "Serra de Montgrony":
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=42.3506714018885&nelng=2.1449641593124857&place_id=any&swlat=42.24859010100395&swlng=2.0035151847031107&taxon_id=51953&user_id=albertcardona&verifiable=any
#iNaturalist #diptera #entomology
