The Orange-banded Sweat Bee is a small bee with a metallic green head and thorax and orange-banded abdomen, often seen on flowers or attracted to perspiration for salts. Unlike most halictid bees, it shows variable social behavior — some populations are solitary while others form small semi-social colonies. It is an important pollinator of many wildflowers and crops.
Best time to see a Orange-banded Sweat Bee
The best time to see a Orange-banded Sweat Bee is May–July, when about 68% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 6,122 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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