The Pure Green Sweat Bee is an entirely brilliant metallic emerald green bee — one of the most jewel-like insects in eastern North America. Unlike most sweat bees that nest in soil, this species excavates nests inside rotting wood. Its metallic sheen is produced by structural coloration from a nanostructured cuticle rather than pigments.
Habitat
Gardens, woodland edges, and areas with rotting wood
Diet
Adults: pollen and nectar. Larvae: pollen provisions
How common
Common
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