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chrysis id The Netherlands C. bicolor->C.illigeri

PostPosted: 01 Aug 2020 17:37
by pietsje
This Chrysis spec. todyay, 01-08-2020 on a wooden post.
Location: The Netherlands, southern part
area: new housing estate, nature playground, lots of wooden posts and wooden playground equipment, abundance of wild flowers.
Size: about as large/small as a Chrysis ignita group member or T. cyanea. Difficult to guess exactly.
I've never seen this species before (in The netherlands or abroad).
Unfortunately only these four bit disappointing pictures

Re: chrysis id The Netherlands C. bicolor?

PostPosted: 02 Aug 2020 11:00
by Alex
Thew genal distance looks a bit too long for that species, I would suggest Chrysis illigeri female instead

Re: chrysis id The Netherlands C. bicolor?

PostPosted: 02 Aug 2020 21:44
by pietsje
Thank you Alex. I take it that you mean the length of the sideregion of the head (cheek)?