Unidentified Chrysid in Coto Donana, Spain 2012

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Unidentified Chrysid in Coto Donana, Spain 2012

Postby Ian Cross » 31 Mar 2015 00:44

Approx 6mm long on Ferula tingitana. Andalucia, Espana. Taken with Canon EOS 400 and Ringflash.
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Re: Unidentified Chrysid in Coto Donana, Spain 2012

Postby Euchroeus » 01 Apr 2015 10:04

:welcome: Ian!

Very nice specimen.
There are only two similar species in Spain: Chrysis angustifrons Abeille and C. castillana du Buysson. The differences are very small. They belong the C. elegans group. Based on the whitish femura could be the C. castillana, but without examination I cannot be sure.

When did you take the picture?

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Re: Unidentified Chrysid in Coto Donana, Spain 2012

Postby Ian Cross » 01 Apr 2015 10:20

Many thanks Paolo. Picture taken 30/04/2014
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Re: Unidentified Chrysid in Coto Donana, Spain 2012

Postby Euchroeus » 01 Apr 2015 10:32

Thanks Ian,

soon they will start flying again.
However they should have multiple generations in Spain, since I examined specimens collected in different months.

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