Ferdinandea cuprea

Ferdinandea cuprea
Female
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Ferdinandea
Species:
F. cuprea
Binomial name
Ferdinandea cuprea

Ferdinandea cuprea is a European species of hoverfly notable for its brassy abdomen. The larvae have been found in sap from trunk damage on oak and ash.