Last Chrysis of the season?
Posted: 14 Nov 2016 11:36ID welcome for this very late Chrysis found in mid November on dunes in the western Algarve, Portugal. About 6.5 mm long.
Chrysis.net Forum
Your forum on Hymenoptera Chrysididae & Macrophotography
https://forum.chrysis.net/
Last Chrysis of the season?
Page 1 of 1
Posted: 14 Nov 2016 11:36Re: Last Chrysis of the season?
Posted: 14 Nov 2016 16:15It belongs to the Chrysis pulchella-group of species, maybe a male of that species, but I'm not sure. Paolo will know more
Re: Last Chrysis of the season?
Posted: 14 Nov 2016 19:42Hi Alex
Many thanks for that - will await confirmation from Paolo. Which other species are in the pulchella group?
Ian
Many thanks for that - will await confirmation from Paolo. Which other species are in the pulchella group?
Ian
Re: Last Chrysis of the season?
Posted: 01 Dec 2016 10:55Hi Ian,
wow, this is really interesting for the collecting period ...
it's Chrysis hydropica Abeille de Perrin.
Cheers
Paolo
wow, this is really interesting for the collecting period ...
it's Chrysis hydropica Abeille de Perrin.
Cheers
Paolo
Re: Last Chrysis of the season?
Posted: 01 Dec 2016 15:51Thanks Paolo - it's amazing what persists into November (and beyond) in that extreme southwest corner of Europe.
Ian
Ian