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A bright green and blue coloured fly, about 5-6 mm.
In a cashew tree
Dear Johan and Stho.
I have received some support from a chrysis forum, and after looking at those pictures I got this reply:
"Unfortunately I cannot be sure about the identification without specimen examination. It should belong to the genus Chrysis, capitalis group, but also this ID should be confirmed. In fact, I cannot exclude that it belongs to the genus Chrysidea, since I cannot see the nervures on the wings.
For sure it is not Stilbum cyanurum, which is the largest African species, with 4 teeth on the anal margin of the abdomen and a large metanotal projection."
Thank you Paolo for this new information!
I think my spotting is the same one (it is still unknown). We are so far apart and I am excited to know that you and I found the same creature!
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/402...
Spotted on Oct 2, 2013
Submitted on Oct 2, 2013
