Chrysura cuprea
| Chrysura cuprea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chrysididae |
| Genus: | Chrysura |
| Species: | C. cuprea |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysura cuprea (Rossi, 1790) | |
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Chrysura cuprea is a species of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae).[1][2]
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.
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