| Chrysura refulgens | |
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| Chrysura refulgens | |
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| 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 wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae). [1] [2]
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]
Chrysura refulgens fly from May to July. The larvae live as parasites of Osmia bicolor , Chalicodoma species and Anthidium species. [3]
These wasps can be found in most of Europe, in the North East and in North Africa. [3] [5]
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Chrysis ruddii, the ruby-tailed wasp, is a species of cuckoo wasps, an insects in the family Chrysididae.
Chrysis angustula is a species of cuckoo wasps, insects in the family Chrysididae.
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Osmia parietina, also known as the Western mason bee or wall mason bee, is a species of solitary bee within the family Megachilidae.
Chrysura hirsuta, also known as the Northern Osmia ruby-tailed wasp, is a species of parasitic cuckoo wasp within the family Chrysididae.
Chrysura austriaca, also known as the Austrian cuckoo wasp, is a species of parasitic wasp within the family Chrysididae.
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