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Species Empis poeciloptera

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Superfamily Empidoidea
Family Empididae (Dance Flies)
Subfamily Empidinae
Genus Empis
Species poeciloptera (Empis poeciloptera)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Empis poeciloptera Loew, 1861
Identification
A yellow species with a crossvein between R2+3 and R4. The tips of the legs and antennae are darkened and there are dark clouds around the crossveins.
Range
Northeast USA and adjacent Canada.