Silky striped sweat bee
(Agapostemon sericeus)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | NNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
The head and thorax are bright metalic green to bluish-green. The thorax is rough with fine, deep, contiguous punctures, all of the same size. The male abdomen is black with yellow bands. The female abdomen is bright metalic green to bluish-green. |
Size |
⅜″ to 7 ⁄16″ long |
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Ecology |
Season |
April to October |
Behavior |
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Life Cycle |
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Sources Biodiversity occurrence data published by: Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas (accessed through the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Portal, bellatlas.umn.edu, 9/24/2025). |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies) |
Suborder |
Apocrita (narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees) |
Infraorder |
Aculeata (ants, bees, and stinging wasps) |
Superfamily |
Apoidea (bees and apoid wasps) |
Epifamily |
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Family |
Halictidae (sweat bees) |
Subfamily |
Halictinae (sweat and furrow bees) |
Tribe |
Halictini |
Genus |
Agapostemon (striped sweat bees) |
Subgenus |
Agapostemon |
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Common Names |
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silky striped sweat bee |
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Alfredo Colon
8/12/2019
Location: Woodbury, MN
John Teske
9/11/2017
Location: Oronoco, MN
Angela B.
6/4/2016
Location: Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington, MN
I saw one for the first time while taking photos at the center.
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