Empis stercorea is a large species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Xanthempis.[2] It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula.
| Empis stercorea | |
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| Empis stercorea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Empididae |
| Genus: | Empis |
| Subgenus: | Xanthempis |
| Species: | E. stercorea
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| Binomial name | |
| Empis stercorea | |
References
edit- ^ Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
- ^ Collin, J.E. (1961). British Flies VI: Empididae Part 2: Hybotinae, Empidinae (except Hilara). Vol. 4. Cambridge: Cambridge UP. p. 329.
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