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Hi Paul,

I would say that this is a male of Chrysis illigeri, because of the thoracic colour.
In C. bicolor, the red mesoscutum is usually not so contrasting see the pictures attached.

Hello, I think it is a Chrysis of succincta group (bicolor or illigeri) but for ID, we need a good view of head (of profil, for the malar space : big in illigeri, smaller ...

Not one any idea?

Hi,
here I have a specimen I can't label.
Unfortunately the pic isn't the best quality (obviously ).
But I guess that I can see a line on the last tergit.
What do you think?
Best regards!
Paul

Hello, I found this year 2 males Chrysis (one in Besançon, departement of Doubs, one other male in Doucier, departement ... of Chrysididae in my region (Trichrysis cyanea, Chrysura cf. simplex, Chrysis illigeri/bicolor, Chrysis fasciata, C. cf. rutilans, C. terminata, C. cf. ignita). ...

Hi Paul,

this is a very interesting behaviour indeed!

I don't think that it's possible to ID your specimen with certainty from these pictures: C. bicolor or C.illigeri female.

Thanks!

... sent me some pics he made in August in Bavaria. On these pictures a Chrysis is shown that is probably bicolor. I would be happy when it could be confirmed or otherwise be labeled as C. illigeri. My friend has documented a scene where a fly appears on the flower with ...

... scutellum is a problem for me : I have a specimen with these reflects). Chrysis bicolor/illigeri I think (I have difficulties for separate these 2 species). Chrysis group leachii-succincta ...

... both species live in the same area? Also from a different location with sand on the ground I'm not sure if really all specimen I saw belong to C. illigeri. Let's see what happens in future... All the best Paul

They look like Chrysis illigeri.

The first one is a male, but the colouration is really unusual.
That's why I was interested in checking that specimen.

Ciao!