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Round-tipped Sweat Bee

Bee / Halictidae / Lasioglossum / Lasioglossum ovaliceps

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3 - 10 mm

Size

Spring, Summer, Fall

Seasonality

Scopae on hind legs (except for the social parasites)

Pollen carrying method

Ground nester, some nest in wood or insect tunnels

Nesting

Solitary, communal, primitively eusocial, social parasites

Sociality

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Plants near:

1 confirmed and 163 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

California Hedgenettle

Stachys bullata

Van Houtte's Columbine

Aquilegia eximia

Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Desert Columbine

Aquilegia shockleyi

Alternative names

  • Common Names:

    Round-tipped Sweat Bee

  • Spanish Common Names:

  • Scientific Names:

    Lasioglossum ovaliceps

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).