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Sweat Bee

Lasioglossum pavonotum

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courtneyhitson
Thank you! I tried to update then but I was having loading issues.
Gordon Dietzman
Nice sighting. This is one two insects groups: Sweat bees (subfamily: Halictinae) See http://bugguide.net/node/view/174661/bgimage?from=48 Or it could be a cuckoo wasp (subfamily: Chrysidinae). See http://bugguide.net/node/view/35096/bgimage. Which ever your sighting, they are certainly colorful!

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Great Pollinator Project of NYC
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PublishedMay 2, 2011

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