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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Tephritoidea » Picture-winged Flies (Ulidiidae) » Otitinae » Genera incertae sedis possibly related to Cephaliini » Idana » Idana marginata

Species Idana marginata

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Picture-winged Fly - Idana marginata Picture-winged Fly - Idana marginata Pennsylvania Fly for ID - Idana marginata - female Found in Michigan, USA - Idana marginata Idana marginata - female Idana marginata - female Idana marginata - female Insect at Mulholland Wildflower Preserve - Idana marginata
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily Tephritoidea
Family Ulidiidae (Picture-winged Flies)
Subfamily Otitinae
No Taxon (Genera incertae sedis possibly related to Cephaliini)
Genus Idana
Species marginata (Idana marginata)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ortalis marginata Say, 1830
Size
Over 10 mm - largest ulidiid in eastern North America (1)
Range
Northeastern USA and adjacent Canada
Food
Develops in compost (1)
Remarks
Sometimes found feeding on sap at tree wounds
Print References
Brimley, p. 381, lists from the mountains of North Carolina in May. (2)
Internet References
North Carolina State University Entomology Collection has 7 pinned, including specimens from that state.
Works Cited
1.Insects: Their Natural History And Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America
Stephen A. Marshall. 2006. Firefly Books Ltd.
2.Insects of North Carolina
C.S. Brimley. 1938. North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
Contributed by Cotinis on 8 June, 2005 - 11:05am
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum, metrioptera
Last updated 10 July, 2018 - 5:37pm

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