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Thank you, Alex for the help to determine the species and the interesting details!
Best regards
Frank

should be the latter, when I see specimens with these olive green and bronze red colours it always seems to be C. illigeri, the wide shiny interstices on tergite 2 in the last picture also points towards it

... at 16-Jul-2022. Would it be possible to determine the species? I assume Chrysis bicolor or Chrysis illigeri. Thank you and best regards Frank _Chrysis_bicolor_illigeri_IMG_0484 ...

Dear Alex,
thank you for your answer! So I call it Chrysis cf. bicolor.

Best regards,
Hans

yes looks like a male C. illigeri

in the future, please reduce the picture dimensions before posting

nice pictures, tyhey are very hard to get good photos of!

it's a female Chrysis illigeri or bicolor, leaning towards the latter but I can't say for sure

Hello dear helpers,

this Chrysis was hiding/sleeping on a thistle on Aug. 28 in a sandy area in Brandenburg/Germany (52°56'33.2"N 12°27'22.8"E). After moving it a bit I could take a few pictures before she took off.
Is a determination possible?

With thanks from Hans

... of the same species? Just looking at photos there seem resemblances to Chrysis bicolor and C. grohmanni, but perhaps the T3 teeth suggest grohmanni? Expert advice appreciated! ...

Found on 23 April 2022 in the Netherlands (North Holland) https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/588311962245660683/967423735034441808/IMG_3549.jpg https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/588311962245660683/967423735944581170/IMG_3542.jpg https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/58831196224566068...

Thank you Alex. I take it that you mean the length of the sideregion of the head (cheek)?