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Bees of Zihuatanejo

EPIFAMILY ANTHOPHILA

Grassy-Green Sweat Bee

Pseudaugochlora graminea

With it's metallic green sheen may not look much like a bee, but they are very important for pollination. Pseudaugochlora bees are broad generalist pollinators that visit a wide range of wildflowers. They are so named because they are attracted to human sweat. The typically build their nests in the ground.

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