Empis tanysphyra is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Empis.[2] It is found in most of central and southern Europe.

Empis tanysphyra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Empididae
Genus: Empis
Subgenus: Empis
Species:
E. tanysphyra
Binomial name
Empis tanysphyra
Loew, 1873[1]

The wing length is 3.9-4.6 mm for males and 4-4.6 mm for females.

References

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  1. ^ Loew, Hermann (1873). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europaischen zweiflugeligen Insecten. Von Johann Wilhelm Meigen. Zehnter Theil oder vierter Supplementband. Beschreibung europaischer Dipteren. Dritter Band. Halle: H. W. Schmidt. pp. vii + 320.
  2. ^ 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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