These important field marks show features that are definitive for a genera or sub-set of genera. Click the images to enlarge.

Important fieldmarks

Pure Green Sweat Bee Mandible

Evenly notched on pure green sweat bees vs. mitten shaped on golden sweat bees

Striped Sweat Bee

Sharply defined rear end of thorax distinctive amoung the green bees

Metallic Epauletted-Sweat Bee

Tegula with a notch on the inner margin, distinctive among the green bees

To identify an unknown bee, choose the most appropriate category below to narrow the options.

Striped Sweat Bees (Agapostemon) Males

Striped Sweat Bees (Agapostemon) Females

Metallic Epauletted-Sweat Bee (Augochloropsis metallica)

Pure Green Sweat Bee (Augochlora pura)

Golden Sweat Bee (Augochlorella aurata)