Halictus tectus

Halictus tectus is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.^[1][2][3] Its native range extends from southern Europe to Mongolia.^[4] It was introduced from southern Europe to the east coast of the United States, being first recorded there in 2000, with records from Maryland/Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire.^[4][5] In the U.S., Sam Droege of the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab noted that this species seemingly prefers "highly disturbed areas with European weeds".^[4]

Halictus tectus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Halictidae
Tribe:	Halictini
Genus:	Halictus
Species:	H. tectus
Binomial name
Halictus tectus Radoszkowski, 1875