Chalybion flebile

Chalybion flebile
	Chalybion flebile. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Sphecidae
Genus:	Chalybion
Species:	C. flebile
Binomial name
	Chalybion flebile; (Lepeletier, 1845)
Synonyms
	Pelopoeus flebilis Lepeletier, 1845; Pelopoeus targionii Carruccio, 1872; Sceliphron (Chalybion) targionii Honoré, 1942;

Chalybion flebile is a species of mud dauber wasps belonging to the family Sphecidae.^[1]^[2]

Description

Chalybion flebile can reach a length of 11–14 millimetres (0.43–0.55 in) in the males, of 11–16 millimetres (0.43–0.63 in) in the females. Head, thorax and abdomen are metallic blue-green. Antennae are black. Forewings are darkened.^[3]

Distribution

This species is present in Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, North Africa and in the Near East.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ Catalogue of life
^ Biolib
^ ^a ^b C. Giles Roche Conspectus of the Sphecid wasps of Egypt (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae, Sphecidae, Crabronidae)
^ Fauna europaea
^ Sphecidae of Europe^{[permanent dead link]}

ITIS Bees: World Bee Checklist. Ruggiero M. (project leader), Ascher J. et al.

External links

Chalybion flebile - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliography
Chalybion flebile - NCBI Taxonomy Database
Chalybion flebile - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Chalybion flebile - Encyclopedia of Life

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[1] Catalogue of life

[2] Biolib

[AA-3] C. Giles Roche Conspectus of the Sphecid wasps of Egypt (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae, Sphecidae, Crabronidae)

[4] Fauna europaea

[5] Sphecidae of Europe^{[permanent dead link]}

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