Chrysis scutellaris is a species of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae).Biolib
Subspecies Chrysis scutellaris marteni Linsenmaier, 1951 Chrysis scutellaris scutellaris Fabricius, 1794
Description Chrysis scutellaris can reach a length of . Head and chest are greenish blue while scutellum and abdomen are mainly golden red. At the rear edge of the third tergite it has 4 teeth.Chrisis.net
Biology Chrysis scutellaris fly from late June to early August. The larvae parasitize solitary wasps (Eumenes pomiformis) and bees (Halictus maculatus).
Distribution and habitat These quite common wasps can be found in most of Europe and in North Africa (Algeria, Egypt).Fauna europaea This species prefers warm, open and sandy areas.
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