... it seemed that they had just emerged from shelter. Among them was this Chrysiscoeruleiventris which, happily, stood still for several seconds while cleaning itself and (apparently) ...
28 May, N Apennines (PC), Italy. I am pretty sure this is Chrysiscoeruleiventris, on Thymus. Unfortunately seen during a moment of dark cloud cover so the photo ...
... to the small plant to feed. Happily it came to a shaded part so some photos without dazzling reflections were possible. The plant attracted also Chrysis germari and a variety of other small wasps and flies. I learn it is a species of Hernaria, possibly H. glabra. The same genus is quite often ...
I think that this is a very interesting species and one of the most rare in Italy. It looks like a Chrysiscoeruleiventris Abeille de Perrin Congratulations!