Agapostemon virescens
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Halictidae |
Tribe: | Halictini |
Genus: | Agapostemon |
Species: | A. virescens
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Binomial name | |
Agapostemon virescens (Fabricius, 1775)
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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]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Agapostemon virescens Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Agapostemon virescens". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Agapostemon virescens species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Pollinator Protection Strategy". toronto.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ 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.
- "Tufts Pollinator Initiative". tufts.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-10.</ref>
Further reading
[edit]- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
[edit]Media related to Agapostemon virescens at Wikimedia Commons