OTHER NAMES: Rubytail Wasp
Latin Etymology: Chrysis ("gold") ignita ("flaming")
Featured Subspecies: ?
Length: 4-13mm / Wingspan: ?
UK STATUS NOT EVALUATED / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
I've seen this species described as either Wasp or a Solitary Bee, though really the taxonomy of Apocrita - the suborder containing wasps, bees and ants is more complicated than one would initially think. There are a large number of species that go by the name Ruby-tailed Wasp, but this seems to be the most well known of those species. They are a parasitic species which lay their eggs in the nests of various wasps and bees - after hatching they feed on the eggs and larvae of their host species before pupating and then either
Related Species:
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Chrysididae
Genus: Chrysis
SUBSPECIES: C. i. bischoffi, C. i. clarinicollis, C. i. cypriaca, C. i. ignita, C. i. impressa, C. i. melaensis, C. i. schencki
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A local resident
- Seen at Poltesco
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