Chrysura refulgens

Chrysura refulgens
Chrysura refulgens
Chrysura refulgens. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Chrysididae
Genus: Chrysura
Species: C. refulgens
Binomial name
Chrysura refulgens
(Spinola, 1806)

Chrysura refulgens is a species of cuckoo wasp (the family Chrysididae). [1][2]

Description

Chrysura refulgens can reach a length of 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in). It is one of the largest South European Chrysura. Head and chest are metallic bluish, while the abdomen is metallic golden-red.[3][4]

Biology

Chrysura refulgens fly from May to July. The larvae live as parasites of Osmia bicolor, Chalicodoma species and Anthidium species. [3]

Distribution

These wasps can be found in most of Europe, in the North East and in North Africa. [3][5]

References

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