Family

Cuckoo Wasps

Chrysididae

4 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies)
FamilyChrysididae (Cuckoo Wasps)

Species in this group

Stilbum cyanurum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chrysis fuscipennis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Chrysis lincea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Hedychrum rutilans

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Cuckoo Wasps

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~10%
	Emerald Cuckoo Wasp			~10%
2	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis lincea			<5%
4	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	<5%
	Hedychrum rutilans			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 4	~10%
	Hedychrum rutilans			~10%
2	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~10%
	Chrysis lincea			~10%
3	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			~10%
4	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Hedychrum rutilans			~10%
5	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis lincea			<5%
6	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
7	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
8	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
9	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
10	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
11	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
12	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 4	<5%
	Emerald Cuckoo Wasp			<5%
13	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
14	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
15	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
16	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
17	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
18	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	<5%
	Hedychrum rutilans			<5%
19	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
20	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
21	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
22	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
23	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
24	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
25	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
26	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	<5%
	Hedychrum rutilans			<5%
27	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
28	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
29	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 4	<5%
	Emerald Cuckoo Wasp			<5%
30	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 4	<5%
	Emerald Cuckoo Wasp			<5%
31	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%
32	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chrysis fuscipennis			<5%

Cuckoo Wasps

Species in this group

Emerald Cuckoo Wasp

Chrysis fuscipennis

Chrysis lincea

Hedychrum rutilans

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Cuckoo Wasps

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked