Exaerete smaragdina (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) is a animal in the Apidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Exaerete smaragdina (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Exaerete smaragdina is a metallic green cuckoo bee species ranging from Mexico to Argentina, reaching about 20 mm in length.
Exaerete smaragdina (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) can reach a body length of around 20 millimetres (0.79 inches). Its body has a metallic green color. In both sexes of this species, the metatibiae are three times longer than they are wide. Just like other cuckoo bees, female Exaerete smaragdina do not have a pollen-carrying apparatus. This species is found in Central and Southern America, ranging from Mexico to Argentina.
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