Green Burrowing Bee

CTENOCOLLETES SMARAGDINUS is a glorious metallic green species that is much larger than a honeybee. It is one of 12 species of its genus and, like most of them, is confined to W.A. It is found in heathlands of the southern wheatbelt and southern goldfields and flies during the spring flowering season. It nests solitarily and its nest entrances are very inconspicuous.