Jul 16, 2024
Striped Nomia sweat bee, Nomia strigata, Halictidae
Photographed in Singapore by budak
seen from China
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Malaysia
seen from China
seen from Italy
seen from Croatia
seen from United States
seen from Japan
seen from Poland
seen from Germany
seen from Malaysia
seen from China
seen from Malaysia
seen from Uruguay
seen from India
seen from United States
seen from Brazil
seen from Singapore
seen from United States
seen from Italy
Striped Nomia sweat bee, Nomia strigata, Halictidae
Photographed in Singapore by budak
every flower-loving arthropod has to coexist with said flower's ever-omnipresent thrips at some point, but in the case of this little halictid bee it really looks like the Aeolothrips on the left is her purse dog that she shares a home with
(March 15th, 2025)
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens), family Halictidae, Chicago, IL, USA
photograph by Gray Rothkopf
[PHOTOS TAKEN: MARCH 31ST, 2026 | Image IDs: Two photos of two metallic green and yellow sweat bees feeding from and pollinating the white, pink, and yellow flowers of an apple tree /End IDs.]
Pure green sweat bee (Augochlora pura)? (I’m looking through my iNaturalist observations and submitting some critters that look cool.)
Have you seen the pure green sweat bee (Augochlora pura)?
I have now
Yes, in photos/videos
Yes, irl
I'm not sure
This species' scientific name means "pure golden/shining green" depending on who you ask. A beautiful scientific name for a beautiful species.
The invasion of the bees.
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hey check out this fucking bee
Chlerogella anchicaya (Halictinae: Augochlorini)
source
Lasioglossum aegyptiellum
A sweat bee found in the Balkans in Europe.
Least Concern
image by Galin Ivanov
