Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 1049 No. 1049 |
Hedychrum rutilans is a species of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae). The species occurs primarily in Austria, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, France, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and in North Africa. The head and thorax are metallic green with red spots, while the abdomen is red. The color is more green and partially golden in the male and more extensively golden-red in the female. The body is somewhat hairy.
Ancestry Graph
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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Konny and the blues — Diary of a 26-legged being“
Konny the woodlouse struggles with the challenges of a 26-legged life and talks to a flying visitor about the dangers of climate change.
