Empis livida Linnaeus, 1758
(a dance fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEmpis livida (a dance fly)
GenusEmpis (a genus of dance 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 Empis livida (a dance fly) :
1: Empis livida (a dance fly)
21 Jun 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off Hawksbit and Dropwort
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background
2: Empis livida (a dance fly)
17 Jul 2013 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, swept off Sea Clubrush (Bolboschoenus maritimus)
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - face - anterior view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 5: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 6: Male - lateral view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 7: Male - latero-dorsal view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 8: Male - thorax - lateral view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 9: Wing - highly enlarged - white background
3: Empis livida (a dance fly)
27 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ50 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Male - anterior view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Male - antero-lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - antero-lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 4: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Male - dorsal view - enlargedImage 7: Male - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Male - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 9: Male - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 10: Male - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 11: Male - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 12: Male - front three-quarter view - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Male - front three-quarter view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 14: Male - front three-quarter view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 15: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 16: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - close-up - magnified (2)Image 17: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 18: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 19: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 20: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 21: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 22: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 23: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 24: Male - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 25: Male - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 26: Male - postero-lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 27: Male - postero-lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - pale background (2)
4: Empis livida (a dance fly)
27 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ50 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Male, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view - enlargedImage 4: Male - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 5: Male - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Male - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Male - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 8: Male - head - lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 9: Male - head - lateral view - close-up - magnified (2)
5: Empis livida (a dance fly)
27 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ50 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Female - postero-lateral view - close-up - enlarged
6: Empis livida (a dance fly)
27 Jul 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, at Dewberry flowers
Image 1: Female - lateral views

Empis livida (a dance fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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