Family

Sweat Bees

Halictidae

24 species in our catalog · found in 26 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies)
FamilyHalictidae (Sweat Bees)

Species in this group

Mellitidia tomentifera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Augochlorella pomoniella

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Agapostemon splendens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Agapostemon nasutus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Halictus poeyi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Halictus tripartitus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Halictus scabiosae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lipotriches australica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Augochlora pura

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Halictus rubicundus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Agapostemon melliventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Halictus farinosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Halictus ligatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhinetula rufiventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nomioides maculiventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphecodes albilabris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Augochlorella aurata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Halictus confusus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Agapostemon virescens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Halictus subauratus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lasioglossum urbanum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lasioglossum quebecense

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lasioglossum bicingulatum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Halictus virgatellus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sweat Bees

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 24	~30%
	Peridot Sweat Bee			~20%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			~10%
	Wide-Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
2	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~30%
	Brown-Winged Striped Sweat Bee			~20%
	Poey's Furrow Bee			~10%
3	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 24	~30%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Golden Sweat Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
	Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
4	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 24	~20%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
	White-Lipped Blood Bee			~10%
	Golden Furrow Bee			<5%
5	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 24	~20%
	Australian Mellitidia			~20%
6	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 24	~20%
	Pure Green Sweat Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Quebec Sweat Bee			<5%
7	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~20%
	Poey's Furrow Bee			~10%
	Brown-Winged Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
8	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 24	~10%
	Concave-Nosed Striped-Sweat Bee			~10%
9	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 24	~10%
	Poey's Furrow Bee			~10%
	Pure Green Sweat Bee			<5%
	Brown-Winged Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
10	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 24	~10%
	Green-And-Gold Nomia Bee			~10%
11	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 24	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
12	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 24	~10%
	Lasioglossum urbanum			<5%
	Lasioglossum bicingulatum			<5%
	Green-And-Gold Nomia Bee			<5%
13	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Comma Sweat Bee			<5%
14	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
15	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Peridot Sweat Bee			~10%
16	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Wide-Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
17	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~10%
	Peridot Sweat Bee			<5%
	Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
18	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Pure Green Sweat Bee			~10%
19	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 24	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
	White-Lipped Blood Bee			<5%
20	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 24	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
21	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 24	~10%
	🦋 Rhinetula rufiventris			~10%
22	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 24	~10%
	Nomioides maculiventris			~10%
23	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
24	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
25	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
26	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 24	<5%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 24	~50%
	Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee			~20%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~20%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			~10%
	Golden Sweat Bee			<5%
	Pure Green Sweat Bee			<5%
2	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 24	~50%
	Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee			~20%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~20%
	Pure Green Sweat Bee			~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
	Golden Sweat Bee			<5%
3	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 24	~40%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			~10%
	Wide-Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
4	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	6 of 24	~30%
	Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
	Pure Green Sweat Bee			<5%
	Golden Sweat Bee			<5%
5	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 24	~30%
	Golden Furrow Bee			~20%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	White-Lipped Blood Bee			~10%
6	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 24	~30%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
	Peridot Sweat Bee			<5%
	Wide-Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
7	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	5 of 24	~30%
	Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Pure Green Sweat Bee			<5%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
8	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 24	~30%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Pure Green Sweat Bee			~10%
	Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
	Brown-Winged Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
	Golden Sweat Bee			<5%
9	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 24	~30%
	Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Wide-Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
10	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 24	~30%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
	White-Lipped Blood Bee			~10%
	Golden Furrow Bee			~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
11	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 24	~20%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Golden Sweat Bee			<5%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			<5%
12	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 24	~20%
	Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
	Pure Green Sweat Bee			<5%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
13	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~20%
	Brown-Winged Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
	Poey's Furrow Bee			~10%
14	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 24	~20%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~20%
15	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 24	~20%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			~10%
	Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
	Wide-Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
	Peridot Sweat Bee			<5%
16	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 24	~20%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			<5%
17	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 24	~20%
	Poey's Furrow Bee			~10%
	Brown-Winged Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
	Pure Green Sweat Bee			<5%
18	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 24	~20%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Wide-Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
19	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 24	~20%
	Pure Green Sweat Bee			~10%
	Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			<5%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
	Quebec Sweat Bee			<5%
20	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 24	~20%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
	White-Lipped Blood Bee			~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
	Golden Furrow Bee			<5%
21	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~20%
	Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
22	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 24	~20%
	Pure Green Sweat Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
	Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			<5%
23	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 24	~20%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			<5%
24	Paris	🇫🇷 France	3 of 24	~20%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
	Golden Furrow Bee			<5%
	White-Lipped Blood Bee			<5%
25	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 24	~20%
	Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			<5%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
	Pure Green Sweat Bee			<5%
26	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 24	~20%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
	White-Lipped Blood Bee			~10%
27	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 24	~20%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~20%
28	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	2 of 24	~20%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
29	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~10%
	Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
30	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 24	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			<5%
31	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 24	~10%
	Green-And-Gold Nomia Bee			~10%
	Lasioglossum urbanum			<5%
	Lasioglossum bicingulatum			<5%
32	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 24	~10%
	White-Lipped Blood Bee			~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
	Golden Furrow Bee			<5%
33	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
34	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 24	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
	Golden Furrow Bee			<5%
35	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
36	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 24	~10%
	Green-And-Gold Nomia Bee			<5%
	Lasioglossum urbanum			<5%
	Lasioglossum bicingulatum			<5%
37	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 24	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
38	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 24	~10%
	Green-And-Gold Nomia Bee			<5%
	Lasioglossum urbanum			<5%
	Lasioglossum bicingulatum			<5%
39	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 24	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
40	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 24	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
	White-Lipped Blood Bee			<5%
41	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 24	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
42	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 24	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
	White-Lipped Blood Bee			<5%
43	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 24	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
44	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~10%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			<5%
45	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 24	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
46	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 24	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
47	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
48	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			<5%
	Brown-Winged Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
49	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 24	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
50	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
51	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 24	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
52	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 24	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
53	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 24	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
54	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 24	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
55	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 24	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
56	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 24	<5%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
	Golden Furrow Bee			<5%
57	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 24	<5%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			<5%
58	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 24	<5%
	White-Lipped Blood Bee			<5%
59	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 24	<5%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
60	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 24	<5%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			<5%

Sweat Bees

Species in this group

Australian Mellitidia

Peridot Sweat Bee

Brown-Winged Striped Sweat Bee

Concave-Nosed Striped-Sweat Bee

Poey's Furrow Bee

Tripartite Sweat Bee

Great Banded Furrow Bee

Green-And-Gold Nomia Bee

Pure Green Sweat Bee

Orange-Legged Furrow Bee

Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee

Wide-Striped Sweat Bee

Ligated Furrow Bee

Rhinetula rufiventris

Nomioides maculiventris

White-Lipped Blood Bee

Golden Sweat Bee

Confusing Furrow Bee

Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee

Golden Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum urbanum

Quebec Sweat Bee

Lasioglossum bicingulatum

Comma Sweat Bee

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Sweat Bees

Parks Ranked

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