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yes, looks correct to me, C. cortii looks similar, but have a thinner blue line on the pronotum and hints of golden red on the top of the head

Hi !

It looks like Chrysis cortii but I don't know if there is other similar species in south spain.

I would appreciate if you could ID this specimen.
Quite small species, I think approx. 5 mm
Shot the 01/05/2022 in Orgiva, at 450 masl. On stone wall.

... ID are correct, Thibault is right, congrats to everyone. After your Chrysis cortii there's a Chrysura sp. which is Chrysura simplex , the one without black spots on the ...

... Here is another wasp from the same area, tiny one, I think it could be Chrysis cortii , but not 100% sure... _7D_0884 copie.jpg _7D_0857 copie.jpg _7D_0866 copie.jpg

... :wow: This is a very rare species in France ... it's the female of Chrysis ramburi Dahlbom, 1854. As far as I remember there was a previous ... from S Spain to S France also arrive in Liguria, from Chrysis cortii to Chrysis semicincta , but not this jewel. :beer:

I never found C. leachi in natura, but this species is present in south of France (I have 1 specimen from Marseille). However C. cortii is commoner (in wall in east of France, and souchwest), in south and maybe in the rest of France (Dordogne, Aude, Franche-Comté). May be C. leachi has ...

Thanks for your comment!
Regards Paul

yes, it looks like the blue rim on the pronotum is thin enough