Rank Species | Family Chrysididae | |
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Similar Hedychrum, Hedychrum rutilans, Holopyga, Chrysis viridula, Cerceris arenaria | ||
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Hedychrum nobile is a species of cuckoo wasps (insect in the family Chrysididae).
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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 Cerceris arenaria.
Distribution
This species can be found in Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, in the East Palearctic ecozone and in North Africa.
References
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