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... some Chrysidid (often less than 5 by session, except some station when Hedychrum rutilans is very abundant), and I don’t have opportunities to photograph ... Trichrysis cyanea, Chrysura simplex, C. radians, Hedychrum nobile, H. gerstaeckeri, H. rutilans, Hedychridium cf. roseum, H. rossicum/sculpturatum. ...

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 ^^.

Paul ... it's simply a fantastic shot!!!!

Congratulations

Hi folks,
yesterday it was the first time in all these years I saw a mating of H.gerstaeckeri.
Unfortunately the couple didnt't get comfortable with my shooting and... went off...
All the best Paul

Can this be confirmed as Hedychrum nobile or Hedychrum gerstaeckeri male? Photographed in a garden in Eastern Lower Saxony (Germany), on May 17th 2018. The flower ...

I found many Hedychrum gerstaeckeri (3 localities, > 10 views) in Franche-Comté (east of France).
They looks like this Hedychrum sp.

... :thanks: Your ID are correct :beer: Only species 4 and 5 are wrong. 4. Hedychrum rutilans ? 5. rutilans ? Runs and behaves differently than number 4, Different coloring The are males of Hedychrum (cf. nobile, niemelai, gerstaeckeri ), but without specimens I cannot tell you which one. The coulouration ...

The males of nobile, niemelai & gerstaeckeri have this colour.

As far only nobile, rutilans, niemelai and gerstäckeri are known from Denmark.

Thanks Alex, I didn't know that Hedychrum has such a notch at the rear edge of T3, but now that you tell me it is an ... showing that feature if I'm right. Does the pic 7 help to confirm that it isn't gerstaeckeri ? Are those pictures of the inner side of the middle tibia useful to see ...