Chrysis fulgida
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Chrysis fulgida, the ruby-tailed wasp, is a species of cuckoo wasp in the family Chrysididae. This species has a Palearctic distribution (Europe, Central Asia, China and the Russian Far East). In Europe it is present in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (including Corsica), Spain, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova, Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, Ukraine, Hungary, Great Britain, and Italy (including Sardinia and Sicily).
Chrysis fulgida can reach a body length of about 7–12 mm (0.28–0.47 in) in females, while males can reach about 7–11 mm (0.28–0.43 in). They are brightly colored metallic lustrous cuckoo wasps. Thorax, 1st abdominal tergite, and the head are dark blue or violet-blue; 2nd and 3rd abdominal tergites are golden red. The body is narrow, elongated.
Flight period extends from May to the end of August. Usually they visit Apiaceae flowers feeding in nectar. They can be found on dead wood (branches and trunks of Populus, Salix, Betula, Quercus) in open biotopes (the edges of forests, clearings, meadows, inland dunes or gardens, in places... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chrysis fulgida sighting in Hamburg on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 326th most-seen of the 423 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chrysis fulgida in Hamburg on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and July–January, the lowest months.
Only Hamburg, in our data
Hamburg is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chrysis fulgida sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Chrysis fulgida that you can see in Hamburg (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Common Carder Bumble Bee (about 30%), Common European Yellowjacket (about 20%) and European Hornet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chrysis fulgida is recorded against all the insects logged in Hamburg (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
