Species

Lasioglossum pavonotus (Peacock sweat bee)

Lasioglossum pavonotus. Photo: (c) u_phantasticus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The sweat bee genus Lasioglossum is the largest of all bee genera, containing over 1700 species in numerous subgenera worldwide. They are highly variable in size, coloration, and sculpture; among the more unusual variants, some are cleptoparasites, some are nocturnal, and some are oligolectic. Most Lasioglossum species nest in the ground, but some nest in rotten logs.

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