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Metallic green bee

Description:

approx. 1/2 inch

Habitat:

spotted on roadside Spanish needles

Notes:

possibly Agapostemon splendens?

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3 Comments

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

Unfortunately I do not have a shot of the face. I've edited to reflect Agapostemon splendens as a possible ID.

TeijeBrands
TeijeBrands 11 years ago

pretty

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 11 years ago

Hi auntnance123. There are many green metalic bees in Halictid family, very similar each other. I'm not sure this is even Agapostemon genus. Do you have a picture of the face?

auntnance123
Spotted by
auntnance123

Cocoa, Florida, United States

Spotted on Sep 22, 2012
Submitted on Sep 22, 2012

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