Species Account for Chrysis illigeri
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Chrysis illigeri (Wesmael, 1839)
a cuckoo wasp
Aculeata: Chrysididae
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Taxonomic group: bees and wasps (Aculeata) - County data
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Status: Nb
Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Essex Threatened
Records: 11
First Record: 1996
Latest Record: 2022
1992-on hectads: 6
Pre-1992 hectads: 0
Total hectads: 6
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parasite on T. pompiliformis
Species text
This is a scarce ruby tailed wasp, rare in Essex, which infrequently seen on warm sandy heaths and grasslands. It is a cleptoparasite of the sphecid wasp Tachysphex pompiliformis. References
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 11 records with habitat detail and method information)
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