Hedychrum nobile explained

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-. 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.^[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, .
• Rolf Witt: Wespen. Beobachten, Bestimmen. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1998, .

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id71093/ Biolib
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213145/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=78599 Fauna europaea
3. http://www.chrysis.net/database/chr_scheda.php?rif=Hedychrum_nobile Chrysis.net