Ferdinandea buccata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Ferdinandea buccata is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Copperback sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 513th most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, June and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Copperback in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–September and November–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Copperback sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Common Copperback sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Shenandoah National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Common Copperback that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Eastern Calligrapher (about 20%), Margined Calligrapher (about 10%) and Common Drone Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Copperback is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (8 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
