Copper Jewel vs Common Green Furrow Bee
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Copper Jewel | Common Green Furrow Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Hypochrysops ignitus | Lasioglossum malachurum |
| Order | Lepidoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Lycaenidae | Halictidae |
| Size | 28-34 mm wingspan | 7-9 mm |
| Habitat | Woodlands | Farmland |
| Diet | Nectar Feeders | Nectar Feeders |
| Regions | Australia | Europe, North Africa, Western Asia |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Copper Jewel
Brilliant coppery-orange upper wings with iridescent purple-blue reflections. One of Australia's most striking lycaenid butterflies.
Did You Know?
Caterpillars are attended by meat ants that protect them in exchange for sugary secretions.
Common Green Furrow Bee
A small, primitively eusocial sweat bee in which a single queen overwinters and founds a colony with successive worker broods. It has a bronzy-green head and thorax.
Did You Know?
Colonies can have over 100 workers by late summer, making it one of the most social of all halictid bees.