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  5. Hymenopterans
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  7. Sweat Bees

family

Sweat Bees

Halictidae

Includes
159 native 3 introduced 8 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Sweat and Furrow Bees 132 native
  • Shortface Bees and Allies 18 native
  • Nomiine Bees 9 native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native sweat bees All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Ligated Furrow Bee Halictus ligatus 54,381 observations
  • Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee Agapostemon virescens 29,312 observations
  • Pure Green Sweat Bee Augochlora pura 29,164 observations
  • Tripartite Sweat Bee Halictus tripartitus 11,029 observations
  • Confusing Furrow Bee Halictus confusus 5,787 observations
  • Dark-winged Sweat Bee Lasioglossum fuscipenne 2,801 observations
  • Northeastern Sweat Bee Augochloropsis viridula 2,005 observations
  • Zephyr Sweat Bee Lasioglossum zephyrus 1,615 observations
  • Giant Sweat Bee Dieunomia heteropoda 950 observations
  • Bristle Sweat Bee Lasioglossum imitatum 884 observations
  • Quebec Sweat Bee Lasioglossum quebecense 742 observations
  • Nevada Nomia Dieunomia nevadensis 680 observations
  • Norton's Alkali Bee Nomia nortoni 574 observations
  • Deep-blue Sweat Bee Lasioglossum coeruleum 529 observations
  • Viereck's Sweat Bee Lasioglossum vierecki 434 observations
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