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Metallic Green Bee - Agapostemon - male
Copyright © 2005 Don Carrier

Metallic Green Bee - Agapostemon - Male
Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
August 14, 2005
New to Insect ID. All references I find for a 'green' bee seem to be for a smaller bee. This is slightly smaller than a honey bee.
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Contributed by Don Carrier on 1 September, 2005 - 6:21am
Last updated 27 September, 2007 - 1:32pm

Just saw the female of this b
Just saw the female of this bee with the white striped abdomen on my rose bush. Beautiful green, but most of the postings I see here are in the south or the west. Is this bee usually found in New Hampshire?
… Carol Bense, 21 July, 2007 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

Agapostemon?
No one has replied, so I will give it a shot. Check out this page:http://bugguide.net/node/view/17287. On this page the size is discussed.
… Sean McCann, 1 September, 2005 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree.
This is a male Agapostemon sp. (males have black and yellow banding on the abdomen. Females have either black and WHITE bands, or are wholly metallic green.
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 September, 2005 - 3:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Male green metallic bee
This bee is also known as a "sweat bee". I saw several of them when I lived in Florida.
… Aaron Michael Peterson, 8 February, 2006 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

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