Stefan F. Wirth<p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Cuckoowasps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cuckoowasps</span></a> (<a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Chrysididae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chrysididae</span></a>) always have a close relationship with other insects, mostly other <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Hymenoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hymenoptera</span></a>, they can be brood parisites, which kill the host larva but mostly feeding their <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/foodsupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodsupply</span></a>. They can also be <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/parasitoids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parasitoids</span></a> that feed on older larvae or pupae. I previously identified the species shown as <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Hedychrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hedychrum</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/rutilans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rutilans</span></a>, but it may be H. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/gerstaeckeri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gerstaeckeri</span></a>, the <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/hosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hosts</span></a> would then be: <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Cerceris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cerceris</span></a> rybyensis and C. ruficornis. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br>© <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/StefanFWirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StefanFWirth</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a> 2020, new edit &amp; text 2025</p>