''Empis opaca'' is a species of dance flies, in the
fly
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...
family
Empididae. It is found in most of Europe, except the
Balkan Peninsula
The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
and the
Iberian Peninsula.
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Fauna Europaea
Empis
Asilomorph flies of Europe
Insects described in 1804
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