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Digging in Bicoloured Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens) on a Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) at the Dominion Arboretum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Agapostemon virescens,Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee,Bicoloured Sweat Bee,Canada,Dominion Arboretum,Echinacea purpurea,Geotagged,Green sweat bee,Ontario,Ottawa,Purple Coneflower,Summer,fauna,flora,insect,pollination

Digging in

Bicoloured Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens) on a Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) at the Dominion Arboretum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Calbost Niel

Lion

Great shot Posted 4 years ago
1. Greg Shchepanek
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you Posted 4 years ago

Flavio

Lion

I like how you got it right at the bee's level and with that beautiful colored background, very nice ;-) Posted 4 years ago
1. Greg Shchepanek
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you so very much Posted 4 years ago

morpheme

Lion

Just noticed - I believe this is a bicolor sweat bee rather than Texas - females of that species have a black abdomen, Texas females are all metallic green. Posted 2 years ago
1. Greg Shchepanek
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you for the correction
  Posted 2 years ago

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The Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee

Agapostemon virescens, the bicolored striped-sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. It is found in North America.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by Greg Shchepanek

By Greg Shchepanek

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Uploaded Aug 16, 2021. Captured Jul 20, 2021 11:08 in Ornamental Gardens, 75 National Capital Commission Scenic Driveway, Ottawa, ON K1A 0Z2, Canada.

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Canon EOS M100
f/4.0
1/125s
ISO100
28mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.