Rhamphomyia marginata (Fabricius, 1787) is a animal in the Empididae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Rhamphomyia marginata (Fabricius, 1787)
Rhamphomyia marginata is an Empididae dance fly species found in Europe, unusual because females swarm instead of males.
Rhamphomyia marginata is a species of dance fly that belongs to the fly family Empididae. This species is distributed across Europe, ranging from Great Britain eastward to Romania, and from Fennoscandia southward to France, Austria, and Hungary. Rhamphomyia marginata has an unusual (though not unique) trait: it is the females of the species that form swarms, rather than the males.
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Empis stercorea Linnaeus, 1761
Empis borealis Linnaeus, 1758
Empis livida Linnaeus, 1758
Empis tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis clausa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia longicauda Loew, 1861
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