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Great photos, Paul. You have studied the behaviour of the species in the right way in order to get close to it.
Welcome to our board!
Gian

Oh, the pictures get lost: I'll try again...

... I want to share with you were taken of a species who starteds the season in April this year. Normally in our region (South Germany) you can see trimaculata in March, but this season came very late. C. trimaculta is a quick species and I needed to study their habit for getting reasonable picture. ...

Hi Mihailo,

it's a male of Chrysura trimaculata, diagnostic are: general habitus, punctuation on T2, metanotum sharply elevated medially, white hairs on T3, red sternites with large black spots. Female T3 is long and ovoid, but in male is short and truncate.

Cheers
Paolo

Hi All,

Alex is right, Chrysura trimaculata.
The other possibility was Chrysura refulgens, which is very common and also flying in this period. However the general habitus and hairs on head and thorax are diagnostic.

Cheers
Paolo

... triangular metanotum and fine punctation on the first tergite I'd guess Chrysura trimaculata, especially since its so early in the season,but there are perhaps more species ...

... idea (philosophic)) [f.] Chrysis (from chrysos [GR, nn.] = gold) [f.] Chrysura (from chrysos [GR, nn.] = gold) + ( ura [GR, nn.] = tail) [f.] Chrysurissa ... (from pustulosus, a, um [LAT, adj.] = coverd by pocks, papule) trimaculata (from tri - [LAT, pref.] = three) + ( maculata [LAT, past part.] ...

... Cartolari, who collected few Chrysidids, but some of them very rare as Chrysura trimaculata and Chrysis calimorpha near Verona, in the years around World War II; L. Farello, ...

Hi Everyone!

yes, it's Chrysura trimaculata (Foerster)!

Cheers
Paolo

The metanotum looks quite pointed, which would indicate C. trimaculata aswell, especially if the other picture you posted (link) is of the same individual.

Or am I wrong Paolo?

/Alex