
Agapostemon

by Carl Moore
Title
Agapostemon
Artist
Carl Moore
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Description
July 2015 Butler, Pennsylvania: The genus Agapostemon is a common group of Western Hemisphere sweat bees.
They are of generally green or blue appearance (head and thorax almost always, sometimes also the abdomen in females, most males have the abdomen yellow banded on a black or metallic background).
Some 42 species are in the genus, which ranges from Canada to Argentina. They superficially resemble various members of the tribe Augochlorini, which are typically metallic greenish in appearance.
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July 31st, 2015
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