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Agapostemon virescens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Halictidae
Tribe:	Halictini
Genus:	Agapostemon
Species:	A. virescens
Binomial name
Agapostemon virescens (Fabricius, 1775)

Agapostemon virescens, the bicolored striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. It is found in North America, and is the official bee of the city of Toronto. Like other species in its genus, A. virescens nests underground, in aggregations wherein multiple females share a single burrow.

References

1. "Agapostemon virescens Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Agapostemon virescens". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Agapostemon virescens species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. "Pollinator Protection Strategy". toronto.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
5. Brasil, Sandara N. R.; Ayers, Anthony C.; Rehan, Sandra M. (15 April 2023). "The effect of urbanisation and seasonality on wild bee abundance, body size and foraging efforts". Ecological Entomology. doi:10.1111/een.13243. ISSN 0307-6946.

• "Tufts Pollinator Initiative". tufts.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-10.

Further reading

• Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.

External links

• Media related to Agapostemon virescens at Wikimedia Commons

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• Agapostemon
• Insects described in 1775
• Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
• Hymenoptera of North America
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