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Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis sp) (1/6)
Hymenoptera: Chrysididae
Chrysis sp
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© Vik Dunis 2015
Bunyip State Park, VIC (Nov, 2015)
Common Names
- Cuckoo Wasp
Chrysis species Cuckoo Wasps are spectacular insects, this one being iridescent blue-green with a pitted exoskeleton giving it a sparkling appearance.
Their common name, cuckoo wasp, derives from their practise of laying eggs in the nests of other species of wasps.
Chrysis sp Cuckoo Wasp
Chrysis sp Cuckoo Wasp
Chrysis sp Cuckoo Wasp
Chrysis sp Cuckoo Wasp
Chrysis sp Cuckoo Wasp
Chrysis sp Cuckoo Wasp