Agapostemon virescens (Fabricius, 1775) is a animal in the Halictidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Agapostemon virescens (Fabricius, 1775)
Agapostemon virescens, the bicolored striped sweat bee, is a North American halictid sweat bee and Toronto’s official bee.
Agapostemon virescens, commonly called the bicolored striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee that belongs to the family Halictidae. This bee is native to North America, and it holds the status of being the official bee of the city of Toronto. Like other species in the Agapostemon genus, A. virescens constructs its nests underground. It nests in aggregations, where multiple female bees share a single common burrow.
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Paragapostemon coelestinus (Westwood, 1875)
Halictus gemmeus Dours, 1872
Dufourea monardae (Viereck, 1924)
Halictus confusus Smith, 1853
Agapostemon melliventris Cresson, 1874
Agapostemon texanus Cresson, 1872
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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