Augochlora (Augochlora) pura pura (Say 1837)

Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, Zootaxa 4352 (1), pp. 1-160 : 75

Augochlora (Augochlora) pura pura (Say 1837)

County records: Alger, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Baraga, Barry, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Clinton, Delta, Dickinson, Eaton, Emmet, Gogebic, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Houghton, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Iosco, Iron, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Lapeer, Leelanau, Livingston, Luce, Mackinac, Manistee, Marquette, Mason, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Monroe, Montcalm, Montmorency, Oakland, Oceana, Ontonagon, Osceola, Ottawa, Presque Isle, Saginaw, Shiawassee, St. Clair, St. Joseph, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne, Wexford.

Notes. A solitary species that nests in decaying wood as described in detail by Stockhammer (1966). Augochlora pura is a common pollinator of agricultural crops and is relatively abundant on highbush blueberry in spring ( Gibbs et al. 2016, 2017).