Hedychrum nobile

Hedychrum nobile is a species of cuckoo wasps (insect in the family Chrysididae).



Subspecies

 * Hedychrum nobile antigai R. du Buysson, 1896
 * Hedychrum nobile nobile (Scopoli, 1763)

Description
Hedychrum nobile can reach a length of 4 - 9 mm. Head, scutellum, post scutellum and median segment are blue or green, pronotum, mesonotum and the abdomen are golden purple.

Ecology
These wasps fly from mid-June to September. Usually they prefer sandy habitats and rocky slopes. The main host species of this parasitic wasp is Cerceris arenaria.

Distribution
This species can be found in Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, in the eastern Palearctic realm and in North Africa.