Mark McCaughrean3d ago

Happy to spot one of these little jewels in the garden this evening.

It's a cuckoo wasp in the family Chrysididae, often in bright metallic colours due to light interference effects.

There are over 3000 species & many in this emerald-green & ruby-red scheme, so making an exact ID from a photo is challenging.

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Show threadAnthony3d ago
So stunning
Show threadMark McCaughrean3d ago
@FlashF1R3 I hope to get more pictures – the abdomen is bright red and just as bright as the thorax when flying. And fly it did – a lot. I was lucky to catch even this picture.
Show threadAnthony
why can’t they just sit there and pose for the picture?
Jun 15 at 9:06pmWeb