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Approx 6mm long on Ferula tingitana. Andalucia, Espana. Taken with Canon EOS 400 and Ringflash.

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?

Cheers
Paolo

Many thanks Paolo. Picture taken 30/04/2014

Thanks Ian,

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

All the Best
Paolo