The mesosoma and head are blue, sometimes with lateral golden green reflections on the mesoscutum.

C. austriaca has a ventrally broader head than other similar coloured Chrysura species.

[2] Chrysura austriaca has a Trans-Paleartic distribution reaching from Europe and North Africa to Siberia and Japan.

[1] Chrysura austriaca is a parasite therefore populations can only survive in close proximity to their host species.

C. austriaca can be found living in forest margin and garden habitats near to sites where their host species lay their eggs such as: wooden fencing, brick and drystone walls, loess, rocks and clay deposits.