Agapostemon virescens | |
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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 |
Binomial name | |
Agapostemon virescens (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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]