Maryland Biodiversity Project

Idana marginata (Say, 1830)

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Diptera > Family Ulidiidae > Genus Idana Idana marginata - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/11073

Larvae develop in compost. The adults are sometimes found feeding on sap from tree wounds. (BugGuide)

There are 16 records in the project database.

An Idana marginata in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/10/2018). Determined by John F. Carr/BugGuide. Photo by Pauline Horn. (MBP list)

An Idana marginata in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/10/2018). Determined by John F. Carr/BugGuide. Photo by Pauline Horn. (MBP list)

An Idana marginata in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/29/2007). Determined by Martin Hauser/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

The picture fly Idana marginata in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/2/2006). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Idana marginata in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/5/2021). (c) Jeremy Collison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jeremy Collison via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Idana marginata in Harford Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

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