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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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Not a Blue halictid - Augochlora pura
Copyright © 2005 Sean McCann

Not a Blue halictid - Augochlora pura
Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, USA
December 7, 2005

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Not a Blue halictid - Augochlora pura Not a Blue halictid - Augochlora pura
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Contributed by Sean McCann on 9 December, 2005 - 12:27pm
Last updated 14 March, 2009 - 10:12pm

Moved
Moved from Augochlorini.
… John S. Ascher, 14 March, 2009 - 10:12pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ceratina dupla.
… Sean McCann, 11 October, 2006 - 9:15pm login or register to post comments

Augochlorini
not Ceratina
… John S. Ascher, 11 October, 2006 - 9:12pm login or register to post comments

A blue bee for sure...
A member of the Halictid family, no: the shape of the labium (i.e. the "tongue") does not match, as Halictids have a distinctly shorter one. This one would rather suggest a small Xylocopinae, the main bee group where a blue (rather than green) metallic cuticle is widespread. But unfortunately, I can't be conclusive without the wing venation.
… Richard Vernier, 14 December, 2005 - 6:22am login or register to post comments

 
Ceratina?
Accoring to a UFL website, there are two Ceratina species in Florida; dupla and cockerelli. According tho their description, this one would most likely be C. dupla, as C. cockerelli is not blue.
What do you think?
http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/misc/bees/ceratina.htm
Here is a picture:http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/wasps/bees/ceratina.jpg
… Sean McCann, 14 December, 2005 - 6:41am login or register to post comments

 
...
I believe the flower is Bidens alba, or something similar. Here is a link to more info: http://www.floridata.com/ref/b/bide_alb.cfm
… Sean McCann, 13 January, 2006 - 12:48pm login or register to post comments

 
I think you're right
And there is no need to search further. Ceratina dupla seems to be the right answer.
… Richard Vernier, 15 December, 2005 - 8:25am login or register to post comments

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