Agapostemon virescens

Agapostemon virescens, the bicolored striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] and is the official bee of the city of Toronto.[4] Like other species in its genus, A. virescens nests underground, in aggregations wherein multiple females share a single burrow.[5]

Bicolored striped-sweat bee, Agapostemon virescens
Bicolored striped-sweat bee, Agapostemon virescens

Agapostemon virescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae
Tribe: Halictini
Genus: Agapostemon
Species:
A. virescens
Binomial name
Agapostemon virescens
(Fabricius, 1775)

References

  1. "Agapostemon virescens Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Agapostemon virescens". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "Pollinator Protection Strategy". toronto.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  4. Brasil, Sandara N. R.; Ayers, Anthony C.; Rehan, Sandra M. (15 April 2023). "The effect of urbanisation and seasonality on wild bee abundance, body size and foraging efforts". Ecological Entomology. doi:10.1111/een.13243. ISSN 0307-6946.

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