Lasioglossum (Homalictus)Lasioglossum (Homalictus) dotatum Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum
Shiny metallic green, pollen under the abdomen and quite small, I’d bee thinking Homalictus…
Shiny metallic green, pollen under the abdomen and quite small I’d bee thinking Homalictus…
Source: Gary Taylor
Pictured here belonging to the genus Lasioglossum (Homalictus), is the species Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum, also known as the Emerald Homalictus. A small bee, no larger then 4 to 5 mm in length, this bee can be found collecting pollen under the abdomen, as seen here in the lotus flower.
Following photographs are of the Homalictus urbanusm on the flowering Escalloniaceae.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Apoidea
- Informal: Apiformes
- Family: Halictidae
- Subfamily: Halictinae
- Genus: Lasioglossum
- Subgenus: infrageneric Homalictus
- Species: Lasioglossum urbanum
Footnote & References
- Homalictus (Homalictus) urbanus, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:79c7d2fb-f675-47c1-9067-e6af09279bfb
- Native urbanus halictid bee, Australian Pollinators, PaDIL, https://www.padil.gov.au/pollinators/pest/main/138385/18559
- Homalictus Bees (Homalictus), Aussie Bees, https://www.aussiebee.com.au/homalictus.html
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Lasioglossum (Homalictus)Lasioglossum (Homalictus) dotatum Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum