Lasioglossum sp. (Sweat bee)♂︎

Solidago gigantea (Giant goldenrod)

Last update: 4 July 2020
garden
species

LOCATION: Krimpen aan den IJssel, garden

OBSERVATION:
2019-VIII-16


A Sweat bee male foraging for nectar on Giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea).

Unfortunately the photographs were too bad to determine the species. There are a number of completely black Lasioglossum species that resemble it, a.o.:

  • L. sabulosum
  • L. lucidulum
  • L. minutissimum
  • L. semilucens
Lasioglossum sp. on Giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)

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