Southeastern Blueberry Bee vs Painted Dark Sweat Bee
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Southeastern Blueberry Bee | Painted Dark Sweat Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Habropoda laboriosa | Lasioglossum pictum |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Apidae | Halictidae |
| Size | 12-15 mm | 6-7 mm |
| Habitat | Deserts & Drylands | Beaches & Coastal |
| Diet | Pollen Feeders | Nectar Feeders |
| Regions | Southeastern United States from Virginia to Florida and west to Mississippi | Western Europe |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Southeastern Blueberry Bee
A fuzzy native bee that is the most efficient pollinator of blueberry flowers in North America. It uses buzz pollination to shake pollen loose from blueberry blossoms.
Did You Know?
A single female can pollinate enough blueberry flowers to produce over a gallon of blueberries in her lifetime.
Painted Dark Sweat Bee
A small dark furrow bee with fine punctation on its thorax found in western Europe. It nests in sparsely vegetated ground and visits a range of open flowers.
Did You Know?
It is so small and nondescript that it can only be reliably identified from other Lasioglossum species under a microscope.