Subgenus

Lasioglossum

Lasioglossum pavonotus. Photo: (c) Bill Rodstrom, 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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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        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: Anthophila (Bees)
        Family: Halictidae (Sweat bees)
        Subfamily: Halictinae (Sweat and furrow bees)
        Tribe: Halictini
        Genus: Lasioglossum
        Subgenus: Lasioglossum
        Species: Lasioglossum pavonotus (Peacock sweat bee)

Subtaxa

Species: Lasioglossum pavonotus (Peacock sweat bee)

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