Empis stercorea

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
Empis stercorea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Empididae
Genus: Empis
Subgenus: Xanthempis
Species:
E. stercorea
Binomial name
Empis stercorea

References

  1. Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. New Series. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
  2. Collin, J.E. (1961). British Flies VI: Empididae Part 2: Hybotinae, Empidinae (except Hilara). 4. Cambridge: Cambridge UP. p. 329.
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