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Chrysis inaequalis group

PostPosted: 31 Oct 2011 20:43
by Gwen
Hi all,
Is it possible to identifie this Chrysis sp. ? photo take in france south-east
I suppose it could be Chrysis ignita, what do you think about it ...
All chrysis I ever see look like this Chrysis sp., is it the most common specie in France ?
Gwen.

Re: Chrysis ignita ?

PostPosted: 01 Nov 2011 17:31
by Euchroeus
Hi Gwen,

this Chrysidid belongs to an other species group: Chrysis inaequalis group.

Where did you take these pictures? In Southern France?

In Souther France there are 2 similar species: Chrysis inaequalis Dahlbom and Chrysis mysticalis Linsenmaier.
I cannot ID which one base on your pictures.

In Northern France there's only C. inaequalis.

Chrysis ignita is quite common, but surely there are other more common species in France.
Cheers
Paolo

Re: Chrysis ignita ?

PostPosted: 11 Nov 2011 12:41
by Gwen
Hi Paolo,

Thanks you, for all theses informations

This photo was taken on the site -la Lieutenante- near Puget sur Argens around Fréjus.
On the same place I took a photo of Antaxia scuttelaris, a funny buprestidae (that is quite same size and aspect)

Next time I will take more carefully
about theses species apparently look like (but without be) C.ignita ...
I found some of them in the mountain pyrénées (around Melles 31), at Toulouse, in Dordogne and between Gers-Landes ... but in fact I didn't take photos, so can't ID them.
It's interesting like taxons

kénavo,
Gwen.