Empis bistortae

Empis bistortae
	Empis bistortae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Empididae
Genus:	Empis
Subgenus:	Anacrostichus
Species:	E. bistortae
Binomial name
	Empis bistortae; Meigen, 1804

Last updated January 02, 2026

Empis bistortae is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Anacrostichus.^[2] It is found from the Benelux, south to the Iberian Peninsula and east to Ukraine. It is not found in Italy and on the Balkan Peninsula.

References

↑ 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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[Chandler-1] 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.

[Collin1961-2] 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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Empis bistortae

Empis bistortae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Empididae
Genus:	Empis
Subgenus:	Anacrostichus
Species:	E. bistortae
Binomial name
*Empis bistortae* Meigen, 1804^[1]