Leathery Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum coriaceum)

Leathery Sweat Bee, a reference photo — Photo: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA · Public domain

Lasioglossum coriaceum is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. A common name is leathery sweat bee.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Leathery 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

Lasioglossum fuscipenne

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae
Genus: Lasioglossum
Species: Lasioglossum coriaceum

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