White-winged Fairy Bee

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Perdita albipennis

White-winged Fairy Bee, a reference photo
Photo: Robert Webster Depicted place: Hamilton County, KS (38°00′21″N 101°48′51″W / 38.0058948°N 101.8141159°W / 38.0058948; -101.8141159) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The shiny green miner bee (Perdita albipennis) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. Another common name for this species is the white-winged perdita. It is found in Central America and North America.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of White-winged Fairy 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

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Andrenidae
Genus
Perdita
Species
Perdita albipennis

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