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Hi
last June I took pictures of a jewel wasp with about 5-6 mm length in Valais in Switzerland on Euphorbia sp.
Could it be C. versicolor?
Kind regards

Rudolf

Dear Rudolf,

yes, you're right. It's the female of Spintharina versicolor (Spinola).
Of course you can follow Linsenmaier and place versicolor in the genus Chrysis Linnaeus. It is correct anyway. On the web-site we follow Kimsey & Bohart's interpretation of the genera only for practicle reasons.

Cheers
Paolo

Thank you very much, Paolo!
Cheers
Rudolf