''Chalybion flebile'' is a species of
mud dauber
Mud dauber (or "mud wasp") is a name commonly applied to a number of wasps from either the family Sphecidae or Crabronidae which build their nests from mud; this excludes members of the family Vespidae (especially the subfamily Eumeninae), which a ...
wasps belonging to the family
Sphecidae
The Sphecidae are a Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family of wasps of the suborder Apocrita that includes Ammophilinae, sand wasps, mud daubers, and other thread-waisted wasps.
The name Sphecidae was formerly given to a much larger g ...
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Description
''Chalybion flebile'' can reach a length of in the males, of in the females. Head, thorax and abdomen are metallic blue-green. Antennae are black. Forewings are darkened.
[C. Giles Roch]
Conspectus of the Sphecid wasps of Egypt (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae, Sphecidae, Crabronidae)
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Distribution
This species is present in Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, North Africa and in the Near East.[Sphecidae of Europe]
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References
* ITIS Bees: World Bee Checklist. Ruggiero M. (project leader), Ascher J. et al.
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Sphecidae
Insects described in 1845
Hymenoptera of Europe
Taxa named by Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier
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