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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees » Sweat Bees (Halictidae) » Halictinae » Halictini » Halictus » Subgenus Halictus sensu lato (Halictus Subgenus Halictus sensu lato) » Halictus rubicundus

Species Halictus rubicundus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Remarks · Internet References
Halictus rubicundus - female Halictus rubicundus - female Bee - Halictus - Halictus rubicundus - female Male Halictid? - Halictus rubicundus - male 6012550 bee - Halictus rubicundus - male Bee - Halictus rubicundus - female
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 Halictus
No Taxon (Subgenus Halictus sensu lato)
Species rubicundus (Halictus rubicundus)
Explanation of Names
Author: Christ, 1791.
Size
Female and male 10-11mm.
Identification
Similar to H. ligatus but with a narrower head.
Range
Holarctic, ranging throughout Canada and the United States, south to Florida.
Season
March to September.
Remarks
One single females constructs a nest in the ground with 5-7 cells. There may be workers or reproductives or a combination of both.
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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 28 June, 2005 - 7:53am
Last updated 3 November, 2008 - 9:11am

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