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Agapostemon sp
I finally got a photo of this beautiful bee. It was so fast! It is on a thistle blossom.
Point Richmond roadside grass area.
The genus Agapostemon is a common group of Western hemisphere sweat bees of generally green or blue appearance (head and thorax always, sometimes also the abdomen in some females). There are some 45 species in the genus, ranging from Canada to Argentina. They superficially resemble various members of the tribe Augochlorini, which are typically metallic greenish in appearance. Members of this genus are commonly referred to as metallic green bees. Wikipedia
Spotted on Apr 13, 2012
Submitted on Apr 14, 2012
4 Comments
Thank you Nopayahnah!
nice spotting, Misako!
Thank you AschaRiess!
Lovely shot!