Idana

{{short description|Genus of flies}} {{Speciesbox | taxon = Idana marginata | parent_authority = Loew, 1873 | authority = (Say, 1830) | synonyms=''Ortalis marginata'' <small>Say, 1830</small> }} '''''Idana''''' is a monotypic genus of picture-winged flies, family Ulidiidae. The sole species is '''''Idana marginata'''''.<ref name=itis/><ref name=catlife/><ref name=gbif/><ref name="Young 2021"/>

''Idana marginata'' is found in the United States and Canada. It is one of the largest ulidiid flies in eastern North America,<ref name="Young 2021"/><ref name=bugref/><ref>Marshall, Stephen A. 2006. Insects: Their Natural History And Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America. Firefly Books Ltd.</ref> reaching a length of over {{cvt|10|mm}}.<ref name=bugref/>

==References== {{Reflist|refs=picture-winged flies <ref name=itis>{{ITIS | title=''Idana'' | id=142422 | accessdate=2018-05-02 }} </ref>

<ref name=catlife>{{Catalogue of Life |id=BYFR8 |title=''Idana'' Loew, 1873 |access-date=7 February 2026}}</ref>

<ref name=gbif>{{GBIF | title=''Idana'' Loew, 1873 | id=1523861 | accessdate=2018-05-02 }}</ref>

<ref name=bugref>{{Cite web | title=''Idana'' Genus Information | url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/19508 | website=BugGuide.net | accessdate=2018-05-02 | archive-date=2017-09-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927231046/http://bugguide.net/node/view/19508 | url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Young 2021">{{cite journal |last1=Young |first1=Daniel K. |title=New record of ''Idana marginata'' (Say) (Diptera: Tephritoidea: Ulidiidae) from Wisconsin |journal=The Great Lakes Entomologist |date=2021 |volume=54 |issue=1 |pages=64–66 |doi=10.22543/0090-0222.2392 |doi-access=free }}</ref> }}

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