Biology:Agapostemon virescens

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Short description: Species of bee

Agapostemon virescens
Agapostemon virescens (Sweat Bee) (27831732700).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae
Tribe: Halictini
Genus: Agapostemon
Species:
A. virescens
Binomial name
Agapostemon virescens
(Fabricius, 1775)

Agapostemon virescens, the bicolored striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] and is the official bee of the city of Toronto.[4] Like other species in its genus, A. virescens nests underground, in aggregations wherein multiple females share a single burrow.[5]

Bicolored striped-sweat bee, Agapostemon virescens
Bicolored striped-sweat bee, Agapostemon virescens

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3002253 entry