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Polymorphic Sweat Bee

Bee / Halictidae / Halictus / Halictus rubicundus

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4.5 - 14 mm

Size

Spring, Summer, Fall

Seasonality

Scopae on hind legs

Pollen carrying method

Ground nester

Nesting

Solitary and primitively eusocial

Sociality

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Plants near:

14 confirmed and 1075 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Yellow Mariposa Lily

Calochortus luteus

Seaside Daisy

Erigeron glaucus

Seaside Woolly Sunflower

Eriophyllum staechadifolium

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Beets

Beta vulgaris

Sugarbeets

Beta vulgaris

Canola

Brassica napus

Broccoli

Brassica oleracea

Alternative names

  • Common Names:

    Polymorphic Sweat Bee

  • Spanish Common Names:

  • Scientific Names:

    Halictus rubicundus

Additional Resources

Sources

iNaturalist Licensed Observation Images was accessed on March 27, 2025 from https://registry.opendata.aws/inaturalist-open-data.

"Beginner Bee Field Guide." Colorado State University Extension, 28 Feb. 2022. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025. extension.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/BeginnerBeeFieldGuide_LowRezWeb_28Feb2022.pdf. PDF.

NatureServe. 2025. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available https://explorer.natureserve.org/. (Accessed: April 03, 2025).