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Chrysura refulgens

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Chrysura refulgens
Chrysura refulgens
Chrysura refulgens. Museum specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

Description

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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

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

Distribution

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

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