Agapostemon angelicus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Agapostemon angelicus is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae native to North America. Unlike apid bees, members of the Halictidae family are not honey-producers, although they still are pollinators. These two subspecies belong to the species Agapostemon angelicus:
Agapostemon angelicus angelicus Agapostemon angelicus idahoensis Angeles striped sweat bees are small, approximately 10 mm to 14 mm in length. The species exhibits distinct sexual dimorphism with the female being a metallic green bee across its entire body whereas males have a bright yellow and black banded metasoma. A. angelicus is easily confused with A. texanus. Only the females have a small stinger.
The distribution of the Angeles striped sweat bee is limited to North America, from Canada south to Mexico. They are most commonly found in the western and central US, in and around the desert regions of the southwestern US.
As sweat bees, they get their name due to their attraction to human sweat. They often land on humans and lick sweat from the skin for the salt content. Males seem less likely to exhibit this... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Angeles Striped Sweat Bee sighting in Phoenix on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 180th most-seen of the 264 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Angeles Striped Sweat Bee in Phoenix on a given day, against under 5% in March to December, the lowest months. Those are among Phoenix's wettest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against almost none in June.
Only Phoenix, in our data
Phoenix is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Angeles Striped Sweat Bee sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Angeles Striped Sweat Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Phoenix (9 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
