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INSECTS

Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee

Agapostemon virescens

Insects
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, Female
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, Male
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, photo 3 of 5

Hymenopteran in the family Halictidae.

There are 478 observations of Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal260
  2. Montérégie58
  3. Estrie38
  4. Outaouais37
  5. Laurentides27
  6. Mauricie26
  7. Laval17
  8. Lanaudière7
  9. Centre-du-Québec5
  10. Capitale-Nationale3

Similar species

Brown-winged Striped Sweat BeeAgapostemon splendens
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Fine striped sweat beeAgapostemon subtilior
Silky Striped Sweat BeeAgapostemon sericeus
Pure Green Sweat beeAugochlora pura
Ligated Furrow BeeHalictus ligatus
Golden Sweat BeeAugochlorella aurata
Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Confusing Furrow BeeHalictus confusus
Pruinose Squash BeeXenoglossa pruinosa
Margined CalligrapherToxomerus marginatus
Eastern CalligrapherToxomerus geminatus