Hedychrum nobile
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Hedychrum nobile Scopoli, 1763
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Hedychrum nobile is a species of cuckoo wasps (insect in the family Chrysididae).[1]
Subspecies[]
- Hedychrum nobile antigai R. du Buysson, 1896
- Hedychrum nobile nobile (Scopoli, 1763)
Description[]
Hedychrum nobile can reach a length of 4–9 millimetres (0.16–0.35 in). Head, scutellum, post scutellum and median segment are blue or green, pronotum, mesonotum and the abdomen are golden purple.
Ecology[]
These wasps fly from mid-June to September. Usually they prefer sandy habitats and rocky slopes. The main host species of this parasitic wasp is .[1]
Distribution[]
This species can be found in Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, in the eastern Palearctic realm and in North Africa.[2][3]
Bibliography[]
- Heiko Bellmann: Bienen, Wespen, Ameisen. Hautflügler Mitteleuropas. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-440-09690-4.
- Rolf Witt: Wespen. Beobachten, Bestimmen. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-89440-243-1.
References[]
Categories:
- Chrysididae
- Hymenoptera of Europe
- Insects described in 1763
- Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
- Apocrita stubs