
A tiny sweet bee (about 6mm) sharing the same Opuntia flower than its cousins, the green and shiny Augochlorella (https://wp.me/p8cMMV-Mg)
• Metallic halictid bee / sweat bee
• Abejas del sudor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Suborder:Apocrita
Superfamily:Apoidea
Family:Halictidae
Subfamily:Halictinae
Salinas, Canelones, Uruguay
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