''Empis variegata'' 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 ''Leptempis''.
It is found from the
Benelux, through
Germany to
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
,
Austria, the
Czech Republic,
Slovakia and
Hungary. It has also been recorded from central
Russia.
References
External links
Fauna Europaea
Empis
Asilomorph flies of Europe
Insects described in 1804
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