Northeastern North America might not have the lush colours of the tropics but I still think the metallic green sweat bees (_Agapostemon_) on the bright purple and saffron New England aster (_Symphyotrichum novae-angliae_) are just as fine to look at as any rainforest scene.

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Pure green sweat bee (๐˜ˆ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข) on a dandelion (๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜น๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ), from Thompson Park:

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The green sweat bee (Augochlora pura) on Delosperma or ice plant.

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Just learned that some bees forage at night. E.g., members of the genus Megalopta. And, sure enough, most of the pics on iNaturalist look like they're snapped in darkness with a flash. Here's link to one in Mexico. #halictidae #bees #pollinators #nocturnal https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92011073
Tetewan Nocturnal-Sweat bee (Megalopta tetewana)

Tetewan Nocturnal-Sweat bee from Yelapa, Jalisco, MX on August 13, 2021 by Cheryl Harleston Lรณpez Espino

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I don't know. Note that it was John Ascher, not I, who ID'd that bee!

Augochlora pura is common in my garden. That's what I expect to see. Augochlorella is a surprise. That's my only observation of that species anywhere.

I know that the tegula is important, but I don't know in what way. In my garden, I look at the eye notch, but that's not diagnostic.

https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Bee_genera_United_States_and_Canada

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@xris Do you know how one differentiates between Augochlorella aurata and Augochlora pura? Driving me nuts! #bees #insects #inaturalist #pollinators #halictidae https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56284967
Golden Sweat Bee (Augochlorella aurata)

Golden Sweat Bee from Beverly Square East, New York, United States on August 4, 2020 at 05:45 PM by Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)

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Can you find the pure green sweat bee? #SweatBee #halictidae #augochlora #bee #bees #insects #log #tree #nature
Yesterday I moved one of the many rotting logs in my yard into a raised bed so I can more easily photograph the insects that make nests inside decaying wood. It joins the pre-existing snail-shell arena, insect hotel, and bird bath. The first visitor arrived at the log within minutes. #InsectHotel #log #tree #halictidae #insects #garden
Augochlura pura (Halictidae) in my garden today. I think she has plans on nesting in my terracotta strawberry planter even though it's not a rotting log, their usual choice. I'm going to go on a run, then see whether I can lure her into drinking some sweat. #SweatBee #augochlura #insects #bee #bees #hymenoptera #halictidae
Small little sweat bee relaxing on a dandelion inflorescence. Not sure what it is so will likely just wait for John Ascher (National University of Singapore) to find my observation on iNaturalist. I'm so grateful for IDers like him. #bees #inaturalist #hymenoptera #insects #dandelion #sweatbee #halictidae https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270401483
Sweat Bees (Family Halictidae)

Sweat Bees from Swarthmore, PA 19081, USA on April 13, 2025 at 01:16 PM by Colin Purrington

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