Lasioglossum morio

• Scientific name: Lasioglossum morio
• Common name: brassy mining bee
• Dimension: 5-6 mm
• Habitat: adaptable to different habitats: areas devoid of vegetation, roadside slopes and abandoned areas, often also in urban areas; from the plains up to the lower alpine belt
• Behavior: social species
• Collective behavior: polylectic
• Nest: in the ground
• Parasitized by: Sphecodes niger, Sphecodes geofrellus, Sphecodes miniatus, Sphecodes longulus
• Red list of bees in Switzerland: not endangered

Interesting Facts:

Males of the Lasioglossum genus are much slimmer than the females. This genus is widespread throughout the world and has an extremely large number of species. Among these, Lasioglossum morio, a eusocial species with an annual life cycle, is the most common.