''Empis tanysphyra'' 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 included in the subgenus ''Empis''.
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.
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Fauna Europaea
Empis
Asilomorph flies of Europe
Insects described in 1873
Taxa named by Hermann Loew
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