Empididae (unidentified)
(Unidentified Dance Flies, Dagger Flies)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
UnidentifiedEmpididae (unidentified) (Unidentified Dance Flies, Dagger Flies)
FamilyEMPIDIDAE (dance flies, dagger flies)
SuperfamilyEMPIDOIDEA (dance flies, dagger flies, long-legged flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Empidoidea (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Empididae (unidentified) (Unidentified Dance Flies, Dagger Flies) :
1: Empididae (unidentified) (Unidentified Dance Flies, Dagger Flies)
23 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - in situ - enlargedImage 2: Female - lateral view - close-up - in situ - enlarged
2: Empididae (unidentified) (Unidentified Dance Flies, Dagger Flies)
23 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Male, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Male - body - lateral view - enlargedImage 2: Male - lateral view - enlarged
3: Empididae (unidentified) (Unidentified Dance Flies, Dagger Flies)
23 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - lateral view - enlargedImage 2: Female - wings apart - dorsal view - body - enlargedImage 3: Female - wings apart - dorsal view - enlargedImage 4: Female - wings together - dorsal view - body - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Female - wings together - dorsal view - enlarged
4: Empididae (unidentified) (Unidentified Dance Flies, Dagger Flies)
22 May 1977 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
with Phyllobius prey
Image 1: With Phyllobius prey - enlarged
5: Empididae (unidentified) (Unidentified Dance Flies, Dagger Flies)
29 May 1976 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Mating pair - the female has been distracted by a present of a Bibio fly.
Image 1: Mating pair - enlarged

Empididae (unidentified) (Unidentified Dance Flies, Dagger Flies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Empididae (unidentified) (Unidentified Dance Flies, Dagger Flies)
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