Augochloropsis cuprea

Augochloropsis cuprea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae
Genus: Augochloropsis
Species:
A. cuprea
Binomial name
Augochloropsis cuprea
(Smith, 1853)

Augochloropsis cuprea is a brilliant green species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.[1]

Range

Its range is only known as North America.[2][3]

Taxonomy

In 2022, researchers from the University of Minnesota conducted a taxonomy study, which concluded in Augochloropsis metallica being split into five distinct taxa, A. metallica, Augochloropsis cuprea, Augochloropsis fulgida, Augochloropsis fulvofimbriata, and A. viridula.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Augochloropsis cuprea". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
  2. ^ a b Portman, Zachary M.; Arduser, Mike; Lane, Ian G.; Cariveau, Daniel P. (2022-11-18). "A review of the Augochloropsis (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) and keys to the shiny green Halictinae of the midwestern United States". ZooKeys (1130): 103–152. Bibcode:2022ZooK.1130..103P. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1130.86413. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 9836709. PMID 36761018.
  3. ^ Sandhouse, Grace A. (1937). "The bees of the genera Augochlora, Augochloropsis, and Augochlorella (Hymenoptera; Apoidea) occurring in the United States". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 27 (2): 65–79. ISSN 0043-0439. JSTOR 24529459.