Lasioglossum zephyrus

Lasioglossum zephyrus
L. zephyrus (bottom) with a cuckoo wasp
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae
Tribe: Halictini
Genus: Lasioglossum
Species:
L. zephyrus
Binomial name
Lasioglossum zephyrus
(Smith, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Halictus zephyrus Smith, 1853
  • Halictus (Chloralictus) academicus Sandhouse, 1924
  • Halictus (Chloralictus) vintonensis Sandhouse, 1924
  • Lasioglossum zephyrum Auctt. (Missp.)
  • Lassioglossum [sic] zypherum Falin, 2003 (Missp.)

Lasioglossum zephyrus is a sweat bee of the family Halictidae, found in the U.S. and Canada. It appears in the literature primarily under the misspelling "zephyrum". It is considered a primitively eusocial bee (meaning that they do not have a permanent division of labor within colonies), although it may be facultatively solitary (i.e., displaying both solitary and eusocial behaviors). The species nests in burrows in the soil.