Ferdinandea
Rondani, 1844
Copperback Flies
Species Guides
2- Ferdinandea buccata(Common Copperback)
- Ferdinandea croesus(Golden Copperback)
Ferdinandea is a of hoverflies (Syrphidae) established by Rondani in 1844. Members are commonly known as Copperback Flies. The genus belongs to the tribe Rhingiini within the Eristalinae. These flies are part of the diverse associated with flowers.
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Taxonomic note
The name Ferdinandea was used metaphorically in a 2017 historical article about colonial classifications in Argentina, referring to the ephemeral volcanic island Ferdinandea (also known as Empedocles) that emerges and submerges. This usage is unrelated to the hoverfly .