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Hi Pavel,

in my opinion this should be C. iris.
Was this fantastic pic made in the outback ore was it ataken in a studio ?

All the best Paul

I have collected some Chrysis, but no sure if it is fasciata or iris...however both are new for the locality. I have collected there Chrysis equestris, but I think this isn´t same species. Cheers, Pavel

Yes,

it's possible, why not?

There's also one place in Italy where you can collect both species, but only less than 10 specimens of C. immaculata have been found by 6 chrysidologists, compared to the high number of C. fulgida, C. fasciata, etc.

Ciao!

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