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Species Agapostemon virescens

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Season · See Also · Internet References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees)
Family Halictidae (Sweat Bees)
Subfamily Halictinae
Tribe Halictini
Genus Agapostemon (Metallic Green Bees)
Species virescens (Agapostemon virescens)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Andrena virescens; Andrena nigricornis; Halictus dimidiatus; Halictus tricolor; Agapostemon bicolor
Identification
Males: Hind femora slender, fully three times as long as the greatest width.
Females: Abdomen black, with pale basal fasciae.
Range
Washington and British Columbia to Quebec and Maine, south to Texas and Florida.
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Season
April to October.
See Also
A. sericeus
Internet References
Discover Life detailed descriptions of male and female characteristics, including many illustrative images.
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 25 June, 2005 - 8:09pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Ted Kropiewnicki
Last updated 5 February, 2010 - 5:06pm

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