''Empis rustica '' is a species of fly in the family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus ''Leptempis''. It is found in the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

.Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) ''Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR'', Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I,II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.

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Empis Insects described in 1798 Asilomorph flies of Europe {{Empidoidea-stub