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Diptera Classification
Empis borealis Linnaeus, 1758
Nomenclature
Species:
Empis borealis Linnaeus, 1758
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Systema naturae 603
Type data:
Sweden. "Norlandia"
BDWD_rec_number:
36133
SUMMARY
This is reportedly the most common species of empidid in the colder areas of Scandinavia, and one of the first to emerge after winter (Chvála 1994). It is placed in the subgenus Platyptera, which contains one other European species, as well as several North American Species.