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InsectLCLeast Concern

Ruby-tailed Wasp

Chrysis ignita

About

The ruby-tailed wasp is one of Britain's most jewel-like insects, its body an iridescent green and red. It is a cleptoparasite, sneaking into mason bee nests to lay its own eggs.

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Quick Facts

Category
Insect
Latin name
Chrysis ignita
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.