Trip S-E France / Spain

[Frank_Canon]

Colpopyga flavipes (Soria, Spain)

Colpopyga flavipes (Soria, Spain)

Colpopyga flavipes (Soria, Spain)

[Frank_Canon]

Hedychridium subroseum or chloropygum ? (Soria, Spain)

EDIT : Hedychridium chloropygum

Hedychridium subroseum or chloropygum ? (Soria, Spain)

Hedychridium subroseum or chloropygum ? (Soria, Spain)

Hedychridium subroseum or chloropygum ? (Soria, Spain)

Hedychridium subroseum or chloropygum ? (Soria, Spain)

[Frank_Canon]

Chrysis splendidula (Soria, Spain)

Chrysis splendidula (Soria, Spain)

Chrysis splendidula (Soria, Spain)

Chrysis splendidula (Soria, Spain)

Chrysis splendidula (Soria, Spain)

[Frank_Canon]

Holopyga gogorzae (Soria, Spain)

EDIT : Holopyga calida

Holopyga gogorzae (Soria, Spain)

Holopyga gogorzae (Soria, Spain)

Holopyga gogorzae (Soria, Spain)

Holopyga gogorzae (Soria, Spain)

[Frank_Canon]

Chrysis andradei (Soria, Spain)

Chrysis andradei (Soria, Spain)

Chrysis andradei (Soria, Spain)

Chrysis andradei (Soria, Spain)

Chrysis andradei (Soria, Spain)

Chrysis andradei (Soria, Spain)

[Frank_Canon]

Chrysura sp. ? (Soria, Spain)

EDIT : Chrysis emarginatula

Chrysura sp. ? (Soria, Spain)

Chrysura sp. ? (Soria, Spain)

Chrysura sp. ? (Soria, Spain)

Chrysura sp. ? (Soria, Spain)

Chrysura sp. ? (Soria, Spain)

[Euchroeus]

WOW ...
ok, too many pictures, I risk to loose some ID ...

The last one (the biggest, id as Chrysura sp.) is Chrysis emarginatula female. Still quite common in Spain, rare in S of France and probably extinct (?) in NW Italy.

The ID of Holopyga gogorzae is correct, but now the name has changed: Holopyga calida Linsenmaier, 1951. The type of H. gogorzae belongs to another species in the fervida group:

https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/nh ... e/view/474

Chrysis splendidula, should be correct.

Congrats

[Frank_Canon]

No worries, thanks again Paolo ! I will correct the names Chrysis emarginatula is really a nice species..

What do you think about the last Hedychridium ? (something like subroseum or chloropygum ?)

[Euchroeus]

Hi Frank,

I think it's Hedychridium chloropygum. In Spain they are more reddish on thorax and violet on the abdomen than in France or Italy.
Hedychridium subroseum is without extensive red colour on thorax or violet on T3.

Cheers

[Frank_Canon]

Thanks again Paolo. I'm now back from my August trip. As I visited the same place in the Mercantour (S.E. France) than in July, I will keep publishing here more specimens.

This one was found at high altitude (1800m absl) at Col de la Cayolle, France. My first guess would be Chrysis pyrrhina female ?