Bug FAQCommon Copperback (Ferdinandea buccata)
Ferdinandea buccata · Order: Diptera · Family: Syrphidae
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Common Copperback is a species of syrphid fly. It belongs to the family Syrphidae.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Ferdinandea buccata is a syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 29 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Maryland, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania.
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Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Syrphidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinandea_buccata
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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