Ferdinandea ruficornis (Fabricius, 1775)
(a hoverfly)

Interactions where Ferdinandea ruficornis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva is associated with borings Cossus cossus Goat Moth Lepidoptera: Cossidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Ferdinandea ruficornis/Ferdinandea ruficornisa hoverflylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothborings
larva larva is associated with Cossus-infested sap run Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Ferdinandea ruficornis/Ferdinandea ruficornisa hoverflylarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/PopuluspoplarsCossus-infestedsap run

Author & YearTitleSource
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.

Ferdinandea ruficornis (a hoverfly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Ferdinandea ruficornis (a hoverfly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFerdinandea ruficornis (a hoverfly)
GenusFerdinandea (a genus of hoverflies)
TribeCheilosiini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilyMILESIINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
SuperfamilySYRPHOIDEA (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies & big-headed flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Cyclorrhapha (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ferdinandea ruficornis (a hoverfly)

Ferdinandea ruficornis (a hoverfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ricarte, A. Nedeljkovic, Z. & Quinto, J. 2011 Ferdinandea ruficornis (Fabricius) (Diptera, Syrphidae) new to Scotland Dipterists Digest (2nd Series) Vol 18: 119-120.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Ferdinandea ruficornis (a hoverfly):

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