Stilbum cyanurum

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Chrysidoidea

Familia: Chrysididae
Genus: Stilbum
Species: Stilbum cyanurum

Stilbum cyanurum, the large cuckoo wasp, is a species of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae).[1][2]

Description

Stilbum cyanurum can reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in).[3] The colour range of this widespread species is considerable.[4] Head and thorax usually are bluish green, while the abdomen is golden red.[5]
Biology

These wasps parasitize various mud-nesting hymenopterans belonging to the family Eumenidae (Eumenes unguiculatus, Eumenes unguiculatum, Katamenes arbustorum), the family Sphecidae (Pelopoeus distillatorius, Sceliphron caementarium, Sceliphron destillatorium and Sceliphron madraspatanum) and the family Megachilidae (Chalicodoma, Megachile).
Distribution

This widespread species is present in Spain, Switzerland, Afro-Tropical Region, Australian Region, East Paleoarctic ecozone, Near East, North Africa and Oriental Region.[5][6]
References
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Biolib Biolib
Australian Department of Envirinment
Brisbane Insects
Genus Stilbum at Crhrysis.net
Chrysis.net
Fauna europaea