Interesting bee , rainbow wings.. is this common?

Any ideas what species of bee this one is?
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It had a greenish caste to it too.

No idea, for a good ID we would need to know your location etc

I think the colours in the wings are caused by the light passing through them kind of like light passing through rain drops or a prism.

It just seemed to have iridescent wings..No matter the position. I'm in central Ohio here. I was looking on the insect sites and haven't found another like it yet.

TammyL.Campbell said:

It just seemed to have iridescent wings..No matter the position. I'm in central Ohio here. I was looking on the insect sites and haven't found another like it yet.

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I think it is a "Adult Halictus poeyi Lepeletier", sweat Bee.

Thanks.
It was big for a sweat bee. .. almost regular bee size..and it had hairs.. a tiny bit skinnier though.

TammyL.Campbell said:

Thanks.
It was big for a sweat bee. .. almost regular bee size..and it had hairs.. a tiny bit skinnier though.

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sweat or halictid bees

I think your right.. so many different species.. im book marking your site .

You might want to look up Cuckoo bees. They imitate and look almost like the original. I found out about them when I shot a funny looking honey bee. Notice too when they are collecting pollen. The cuckoo bee just eats it while the other bees collect it on their body.