Chrysis inaequalis is a species of cuckoo wasp (the family Chrysididae). The species occurs in Bulgaria, Italy, Switzerland, Greece and in the Near East. The head and the thorax are shiny metallic blue-green, while the abdomen is red. Adults grow up to 5–10 millimetres (0.20–0.39 in) long and can be encountered from late June to mid September, especially flying on sun-exposed walls, on rocks and on dead wood.