As Green as it Gets. Green Metallic Sweat Bee, Augochlora sp., on Abutilon grandifolium, Large Leaf Mallow, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Feeling a bit jet-lagged green and it far too early to check into my hotel, I wandered around in that marvelous nature reserve separating Buenos Aires from the wide expanse of the Rio de la Plata, Costanera Sur. Declared a natural treasure in 1986, its tracks are a beloved exercise spot especially on Sundays. But that didn't seem to deter nature. This is one of the many wondrous things I saw.
Here's a Green Metallic Sweat Bee, perhaps one belonging to the Augochlora clan. It's foraging on what's possibly best called in English a Large-Leaf Mallow, Abutilon grandifolium. In the literature it's often named Hairy Indian Mallow, but that 'Indian' is for the East where many Abutilons are found but our Orange calls South America its home, and especially Bolivia. It's now dispersed all over the tropic and temparate zones worldwide.
Whatever the case, our Bee and its Protein Store seemed well at home in the Spring of Buenos Aires's nature reserve.
As Green as it Gets. Green Metallic Sweat Bee, Augochlora sp., on Abutilon grandifolium, Large Leaf Mallow, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Feeling a bit jet-lagged green and it far too early to check into my hotel, I wandered around in that marvelous nature reserve separating Buenos Aires from the wide expanse of the Rio de la Plata, Costanera Sur. Declared a natural treasure in 1986, its tracks are a beloved exercise spot especially on Sundays. But that didn't seem to deter nature. This is one of the many wondrous things I saw.
Here's a Green Metallic Sweat Bee, perhaps one belonging to the Augochlora clan. It's foraging on what's possibly best called in English a Large-Leaf Mallow, Abutilon grandifolium. In the literature it's often named Hairy Indian Mallow, but that 'Indian' is for the East where many Abutilons are found but our Orange calls South America its home, and especially Bolivia. It's now dispersed all over the tropic and temparate zones worldwide.
Whatever the case, our Bee and its Protein Store seemed well at home in the Spring of Buenos Aires's nature reserve.