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Hedychrum sp. (Hedychrum cf. nobile)

PostPosted: 28 Feb 2012 11:55
by Karol Ox
Hello.
Thank you for an identification. 23.7.2011 Slovakia, Kosice, 260m a.s.l.
Best regards :)

Re: Hedychrum ?

PostPosted: 29 Feb 2012 00:45
by Euchroeus
Dear Karol,

:welcome:

Very nice pictures! You chrysidid is greedy!

You're identification is correct, but it's impossible to go further.
Females of Hedychrum nobile and H. niemelai can be easily separated only looking at the ventral surface of the abdomen.

When you have only pictures of living specimens, you can use an other system:
if the specimen is really large, more than 8 mm, it is H. nobile . If it is small, it's really impossible to ID.
Do you remember the size of your specimen?
At a first sight, it looks quite large.

Cheers
Paolo.

Re: Hedychrum ?

PostPosted: 29 Feb 2012 08:42
by Karol Ox
Thank you Paolo. Size is approximately 8 mm, not less.