Auriferous Green Sweat Bee

Augochlora aurifera

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae

Augochlora is a genus in the family Halictidae, with 127 valid species found across the Nearctic and Neotropic zones. The genus is known for its typical metallic greenish blue color and small size, with the greek for Augochloros meaning shining green. Taxonomy Augochlora is taxonomically located within the tribe Augochlorini.

Distribution

Auriferous Green Sweat Bee — (c) John Rosford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 36Mexico · 21

Sources and credits

Photo(c) John Rosford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionAugochlora, Wikipedia contributors

Auriferous Green Sweat Bee

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