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"How do you find Hedychrum chalybaeum ??" I've looked for... No, we have only very few localites where you can meet them. But in ...

Hi Paul,
How do you find Hedychrum chalybaeum ??
I never found this species, even it have a large distribution !
I find often gerstaeckeri, rutilans, sometimes niemelai, in sandy area, nobile (but not in my region :s), longicolle is very common in south of France... but no chalybaeum ^^.

Hi,
in my opinion Jérôme is right.
The shown animal is probably Omalus sp. (aenaeus or puncticollis).
Here is a male of Hedychrum chalybaeum I saw yesterday. The pic
shows a similar view and I hope it also shows the differences.
Best regards Paul

Nice pictures on flickr !

But for me the green chrysidid is Omalus sp (cf. aeneus) : no punctures (or very small) on the mesoscutum + habitus.
(Hedychrum have a broad abdomen, not as thick and convex as here, but I never viewed H. chalybaeum).

Thanks, Paolo!
Yesterday I trusted the weather forecast which had promised clouds...
And (oh wonder...) it really happened...
Here are some results...

All the best Paul

Superfantastic pictures!!!

Great

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