Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon splendens)

Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee, a reference photo — Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth! · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Agapostemon splendens, the brown-winged striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Agapostemon poeyi
Agapostemon texanus
Agapostemon nasutus
Agapostemon sericeus
Agapostemon femoratus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae
Genus: Agapostemon
Species: Agapostemon splendens

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