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... consist of two names: the first generic and second specific, e.g. Chrysis ignita . The combination of the two makes the name unique. Such a ... equestris, equestre [LAT, adj.] ? = equestrian (unknown meaning)). fasciata (from fasciare (LAT, past part.) = banded) zetterstedti (dedicated ...

Hi yes, Alex is right. The question could be: is it fasciata or equestris ? In Southern Europe the females of these two species almost ... colour, without red golden stripes, but from N Switzerland to N Europe Chrysis equestris females can be often recognized based on the colour. Ciao Paolo

thank you very much Alex!
Rudolf

Very nice, its should be a Chrysis fasciata, note that it has a extra lateral teeth or angle on each side of the T3, making it 6 toothed. C. indigotea and C. iris only have four teeth.
There are several other characters that differentiate C. fasciata from these species, head shape for example.

Hi all
in 2012 I took pictures of a green-blue chrysidid wasp (7-9 mm) in the northern part of Switzerland. Is it C. fasciata or C. indigotea?

Hi everyone! Chrysis equestris Dahlbom is surely present in the Netherlands. It is widespread in Europe ... without the picture of the second sternite. In fact, the easiest character to separate fasciata and zetterstedti from equestris is given by the shape of the black spots on S-II. ...