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Sweat Bee

Halictidae

Photo by Lainey
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Juan DiTrani
Don´t worry Marta, is a very common mistake, takes years of experience identifying bees
The MnMs
Uy, sorry for giving the wrong ID :-/
Juan DiTrani
Hi Lainey. This is a Sweat Bee (Halictidae), not a wasp. It is probably of the Augochlora or Augochlorella genus

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