Empis tanysphyra

Empis tanysphyra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Empididae
Genus:	Empis
Subgenus:	Empis
Species:	E. tanysphyra
Binomial name
	Empis tanysphyra; Loew, 1873

Last updated January 02, 2026

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.

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

References

↑ 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.
↑ 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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[Loew1873-1] 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.

[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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