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Chrysis sp. for ID
Posted:
18 Apr 2016 21:57by Ian Cross
Small, very slender Chrysis like Chrysis gracillima but thorax dark purple-green. On twigs where Osmia submicans was nesting.
Re: Chrysis sp. for ID
Posted:
20 Apr 2016 11:17by Alex
Nice picture!
Yes, it appears to be C. gracillima, but without location I'm really not confident at all. Its always vital to have locality information when it comes to ID'ing insects, also date, even if approximate, wont hurt either.
Re: Chrysis sp. for ID
Posted:
20 Apr 2016 16:24by Euchroeus
Hi !
It's
Chrysis gracillima aurofacies Trautmann ... from Spain or Portugal.
It's quite common in the Iberian Peninsula ...
the right locality is ...
Re: Chrysis sp. for ID
Posted:
20 Apr 2016 23:10by Ian Cross
Thank you Alex & Paolo. Forgot to say that the picture was taken near Salema, Algarve, Portugal 18/4/2016
Ian