Agapostemon sericeus

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Agapostemon sericeus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae
Tribe: Halictini
Genus: Agapostemon
Species:
A. sericeus
Binomial name
Agapostemon sericeus
(Forster, 1771)

Agapostemon sericeus, the silky striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. [1] [2] [3]

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Silky striped-sweat bee, Agapostemon sericeus Agapostemon sericeus male.jpg
Silky striped-sweat bee, Agapostemon sericeus
Silky striped-sweat bee, Agapostemon sericeus Agapostemon sericeus, M, back, Pr. Georges Co., Maryland 2014-01-20-13.16.jpg
Silky striped-sweat bee, Agapostemon sericeus

Nesting biology

This solitary species is not choosy about nesting sites, including moist lawns surrounded by gardens and unmowed areas, as long as flowers are available. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Agapostemon sericeus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  2. ↑ "Agapostemon sericeus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. ↑ "Agapostemon sericeus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. ↑ Emry, Paige. Our Native Bees. p. 80.

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