#augochlora

[herpsandbirds]

Green Sweat Bee (Augochlora pura), female peeking out of the nest burrow, family Halictidae, MI, USA

photograph by Joseph Ferraro (@josephferraromacro)

[arcticarthropod]

little augochlora. they're a type of solitary sweat bee often confused with jewel wasps.

[bugtoucher420]

Pure green sweat bee (Augochlora pura)

[faguscarolinensis]

Augochlora pura on Helianthus angustifolius / Pure Green Sweat Bee on Narrowleaf Sunflower at the Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, NC

[oliviarosaline]

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

With a tiny green sweat bee feeding on its flowers.

This plant was growing in a wetland along the Meramec River and is native to a large portion of North America.

July 26th, 2023

Arnold, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

@oliviarosaline

[usgsbiml]

Metallic Green with overtones of blues, yellows, and reds.  Augochlora pura from West Virginia.  Note the forked tip of the mandible with the slightly offset points.  Note too how the suture lines create peninsular sinuses next to the sides of the clypeus.  There.  Now you know how to ID A. pura from Eastern North America.  Photo by Aidan Griffin.  

[bee-safari-blog]

Green sweat bee (Augochlora spp.) on chicory. With the onset of November it’s time to dig in the archives. This image was taken in Illinois in July of 2015. #augochlora #greensweatbee #chicory #wolfroadprairie

[speakingofnature]

As the flowers wither and the food sources diminish the insects will cease to visit our backyard. This Pure Green Augochlora Sweat Bee (Augochlora pura) is one of the few visitors that has persisted to the end.