Chrysura cuprea

Chrysura cuprea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Chrysididae
Genus: Chrysura
Species:
C. cuprea
Binomial name
Chrysura cuprea
(Rossi, 1790)
Synonyms
  • Chrysis cuprea Rossi, 1790

Chrysura cuprea is a species of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae).[1][2]

Chrysura cuprea. Museum specimen

Description

Chrysura cuprea can reach a length of 6–10 millimetres (0.24–0.39 in). Body is almost entirely metallic golden-red, only the sides of the rear part of the chest and the legs are metallic bluish.[3]

Biology

Chrysura cuprea fly from May to July. The larvae live as parasites of larvae of Osmia species.[3]

Distribution

These quite uncommon wasps can be found in the area of Southern and Central Europe and in North Africa.[3][4]

Habitat

They prefer temperature-favored regions with little vegetation, especially dry grasslands and rocky slopes.

Bibliography

  • Heiko Bellmann: Bienen, Wespen, Ameisen. Hautflügler Mitteleuropas. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-440-09690-4.

References

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of life
  2. ^ Biolib
  3. ^ a b c Chrysis.net
  4. ^ Fauna europaea


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