Differential diagnosis ²

Didea species are large with broad flat abdomen bearing strongly emarginate or narrowly divided yellow, yellow-green, or pale green bands; eyes with moderately long but extremely sparse pili; and metasternum pilose. Didea alneti has the basal half of cell BM microtrichose on apical two-thirds or more, and tergum 4 with a yellow fascia narrowly divided.

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1. (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Denis Doucet
2. (c) Mengual, Ximo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/11007831

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• iNaturalist.ca taxon page
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• Field/Photo ID for Flies
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
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