Description and notes
Identification keys and hosts are given in Morgan (1984) and Archer (2003). Kunz (1994) treats C. rutiliventris as a synonym of C. ignita. Linsenmaier (1997) treats this taxon as a valid species including a subspecies vanlithi Linsenmaier, 1959.
Distribution
This map is for Chrysis rutiliventris agg.
Widespread in England,Wales, Scotland, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly and the Channel Islands.
Overseas, Linsenmaier (1997) gives Europe (except for northern Europe),Turkey and Korea, and the subspecies vanlithi throughout Europe, North Africa, central Asia and China.
Status (in Britain only)
This species is not regarded as being scarce or threatened.
Habitat
No specific information.
Flight period
May to August.
Flowers visited
Open-structured flowers.
Parasites
No specific information found.