Fire-tailed Cuckoo Wasp vs Leucozona Hoverfly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Fire-tailed Cuckoo Wasp Leucozona Hoverfly
Scientific Name Chrysis viridula Leucozona leucorum
Order Hymenoptera Diptera
Family Chrysididae Syrphidae
Size 6-10 mm 10-12 mm
Habitat Woodlands Woodlands
Diet Parasites Predators
Regions Europe, Western Asia Europe
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Fire-tailed Cuckoo Wasp

A metallic green cuckoo wasp with a distinctive red-gold abdomen tipped with four small teeth. It parasitizes the nests of cavity-nesting solitary wasps.

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Did You Know?

The number of teeth on the tip of the abdomen is a key feature used to identify different cuckoo wasp species.

Leucozona Hoverfly

A distinctive hoverfly with a white-banded abdomen found visiting flowers in damp woodland clearings. Larvae prey on aphids. One of the spring-flying hoverfly species.

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Did You Know?

One of the earliest hoverflies to appear each spring, often visiting flowers while snow is still on the ground.