| Chrysis
viridula is one of a number of Cuckoo Bees often
colloquially called Ruby-tailed Wasps. They are
parasitoids, with the females entering the nests of
solitary bees to lay their eggs. The larvae feed on the
host bee's brood until maturity. In the case of Chrysis
viridula, the preferred host species is the Eumenid
Wasp Odynerus spinipes. There are historical
Nottinghamshire records listed on the NBN Gateway, from
Treswell Wood and Langford, but we cannot trace any
records more recent than 1925. . |
