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]

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]

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

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

• 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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