About Chrysis fulgida Linnaeus, 1761
Chrysis fulgida is a species of cuckoo wasp described by Linnaeus in 1761. Females of this species reach a body length of approximately 7–12 mm (0.28–0.47 in), while males reach approximately 7–11 mm (0.28–0.43 in). These are cuckoo wasps that display bright, metallic, lustrous coloration. Their head, thorax, and first abdominal tergite are dark blue or violet-blue, while their second and third abdominal tergites are golden red. Their bodies are narrow and elongated. This species has a Palearctic distribution, occurring across Europe, Central Asia, China, and the Russian Far East. Within Europe, it is present in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (including Corsica), Spain, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova, Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, Ukraine, Hungary, Great Britain, and Italy (including Sardinia and Sicily).
