''Chrysura refulgens'' is a species of

cuckoo wasp Commonly known as cuckoo wasps or emerald wasps, the hymenopteran family Chrysididae is a very large cosmopolitan group (over 3000 described species) of parasitoid or kleptoparasitic wasps, often highly sculptured, with brilliant metallic colors ...

s (insects in the family Chrysididae).

Description

''Chrysura refulgens'' can reach a length of . It is one of the largest South European ''Chrysura''. Head and chest are metallic bluish, while the abdomen is metallic golden-red. Chrysis.net
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Biology

''Chrysura refulgens'' fly from May to July. The larvae live as parasites of '' Osmia bicolor'', '' Chalicodoma'' species and ''

Anthidium ''Anthidium'' is a genus of bees often called carder or potter bees, who use conifer resin, plant hairs, mud, or a mix of them to build nests. They are in the family Megachilidae which is cosmopolitan in distribution and made up of species that ...

'' species.

Distribution

These wasps can be found in most of Europe, in the North East and in North Africa. Fauna europaea
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References

Chrysidinae Insects described in 1806 Hymenoptera of Europe {{wasp-stub