Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Chrysididae Scientific name Chrysis inaequalis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenoptera Genus Chrysis Rank Species | |
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Similar Chrysis scutellaris, Chrysis comparata, Chrysura cuprea | ||
Chrysis inaequalis is a species of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae). The species occurs in Bulgaria, Italy, Switzerland, Greece and in the Near East. The head and the thorax are shiny metallic blue-green, while the abdomen is red. Adults grow up to 5–10 millimetres (0.20–0.39 in) long and can be encountered from late June to mid September, especially flying on sun-exposed walls, on rocks and on dead wood.
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Biology
This species is a parasite of bees and wasps. Main hosts are Osmia, Eumenes and Odynerus species. The adults feed on sweet foods such as nectar, honeydew or various exudates.
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