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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Sweat, Furrow, Nomiine, and Short-faced Bees (Halictidae) » Sweat and Furrow Bees (Halictinae) » Halictini » Striped Sweat Bees (Agapostemon)
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Green ? whatever - Agapostemon - male
Copyright © 2004 Kildale

Green ? whatever - Agapostemon - Male
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
August 6, 2004
This was a very small insect, perhaps 3/8" long. The beautiful green caught my eye. There were a few about and I spent a bit of time trying to get a decent picture, this was the best I could do. Any idea what it is?
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Contributed by Kildale on 7 August, 2004 - 11:12pm
Last updated 16 October, 2004 - 3:33pm

Virescent Green Metallic Bee?
It looks like it could be Agapostemon virescens (family Halictidae), which can be found in British Columbia. Can't say with absolute certainty, though.
… Richard Leung, 8 August, 2004 - 4:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Agapostemon
This is a male Agapostemon, maybe A. femorata, but not virescens. The hind legs look inflated, which is typical of A. femorata.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 August, 2004 - 3:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Agapostemon texanum?
Looks like male Agapostemon texanum or angelicum.
… Adalbert Goertz, 20 July, 2005 - 11:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Green Fly ID
Thanks again for your help. I checked an image in Google and it matched another image I had of it with the wings open. Really appreciate your help as I'm very new to bugs and insects.
… Kildale, 8 August, 2004 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Who are you?
Are you Derrick Ditchburn?
This is the exact same image from; htpp://dereila.ca/dereilaimages/bugs.html

respectfully submitted.

Mike
… Mike Hodgson, 30 April, 2005 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Derrick Ditchburn
Yes, I'm him. When I get an insect ID.d etc. I put it in a web site. You can see a lot of mine, photos mainly, at http://dereila.ca How did you put the two images together?
… Kildale, 30 April, 2005 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

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