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Empidinae
Subfamily of flies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Empidinae, also called dance flies,[1] are a subfamily of empidoid flies. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives, and generally small to medium-sized. Most species are flower visitors and they can be effective pollinators.[2]
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Empidinae | |
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Male Empis livida | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Empididae |
Subfamily: | Empidinae |
Genera | |
Several, see text |
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