Agapostemon splendens (Lepeletier, 1841)
Agapostemon splendens: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/3057
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This species is widespread but prefers sandy areas. It is found along the Chesapeake Bay and on the central Eastern Shore. Flies from April to October.

Description

Males distinguished from A. virescens by very wide hind femora. Females have a greenish thorax.

Nests are categorized as ground burrows, and social behavior is categorized as solitary to communal (Selfridge et al., 2017).

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Agapostemon splendens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae
Tribe: Halictini
Genus: Agapostemon
Species:
A. splendens
Binomial name
Agapostemon splendens
(Lepeletier, 1841)

Agapostemon splendens, the brown-winged striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.[1][2]

Brown-winged striped-sweat bee, Agapostemon splendens
Brown-winged striped-sweat bee, Agapostemon splendens

References

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  1. ^ "Agapostemon splendens Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Agapostemon splendens". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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