page_title: Lasioglossum hemichalceum
section_title: Description and identification
hierarchical_section_title: Lasioglossum hemichalceum / Description and identification
caption_attribution_description: English: Preserved Specimen of Lasioglossum hemichalceum
context_page_description: Lasioglossum hemichalceum, which has sometimes been confused with L. erythrurum, is a sweat bee endemic to Australia. Large numbers of unrelated females will typically share a single nest, a behavior referred to as "communal". Nests are constructed underground by the independent efforts of the females. L. hemichalceum will typically begin creating new colonies during the summer, with brood production from late November through the first few months of spring. Members of this species do not demonstrate aggressive behavior towards one another. As the size of the colony increases, the reproductive potential of each female does not change, unlike many species of bees.
caption: Preserved full body specimen of Lasioglossum hemichalceum
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