Bug FAQNocturnal Sweat Bees
Lasioglossum texanum · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Halictidae
Also called: Texas Nocturnal Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum texanum is a sweat bee that belongs to the family Halictidae. It gathers pollen exclusively from the four-point evening-primrose (Oenothera rhombipetala).
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
This species is a sweat bee in the family Halictidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It nests in the ground and is active in the evening and at night until about 10 PM when the moon is visible.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 12 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, New Mexico, South Dakota, Illinois, Nebraska, Colorado, Michigan, Oklahoma.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What do Lasioglossum texanum bees eat?
They collect pollen exclusively from four-point evening-primrose flowers.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Halictidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasioglossum_texanum
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