Green Bee - Augochlora pura

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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) » Augochlorine Green Sweat Bees and Allies (Augochlorini) » Augochlora » Pure Green Sweat bee (Augochlora pura)

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Copyright © 2006 Bruce Marlin

Green Bee - Augochlora pura -

Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
July 30, 2006
Size: 9mm

Can anyone tell me what this bee is doing? Appears as if she is blowing bubbles and extending and retracting her proboscis over and over again. Odd behavior? Probably not, but I've never noticed these bees doing this.

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Contributed by Bruce Marlin on 30 July, 2006 - 11:56am
Last updated 8 March, 2014 - 12:42am

Moved

Moved from Augochlorini.

… John S. Ascher, 8 March, 2014 - 12:42am

Moved

Moved from Sweat Bees.

… Beatriz Moisset, 18 September, 2007 - 3:51pm

Not odd behavior,

I recently photographed the same thing.

… Lynette Elliott, 24 August, 2007 - 10:14am

Augochlora sp. or Augochlorella sp.

This is a sweat bee. Can't tell which genus though,

Cheers,
Amro

… Amro Zayed, 18 April, 2007 - 10:42pm

Orchard bee?

First I wonder if this is an orchard bee.

Second, it looks like it is expelling water. Or expelling then inhaling water. Perhaps to cool itself?

… bulrush, 31 July, 2006 - 2:38pm

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