Hi Steemians.... Today my post about Green Orchid Bee, I took this picture some time ago, in a small park in Aceh. Initially I assume this insect is the flies, after I find out from several sources, it turns out this insect is Green Orchid Bee.

I already contains some information about Green Orchid Bee, I quoted from several sources.

Taken with a smartphone camera, Xiaomi redmi note 4, with the addition of a macro lens.
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### <center> Introduction </center>

The orchid bees are all members of the family Apidae, and the tribe Euglossini, represented by five genera. Most are about the size of a honey bee, but are brightly colored with an iridescent metallic sheen. Typically, each species of orchid bee has a complex mutualistic relationship with a corresponding orchid in their native range. Orchids will produce scents that attract males of a particular species of bee that is the right size and shape to pollinate them. 

This relationship is not always chemical; some species of orchid go so far as to produce flowers that physically mimic a female bee as an attractant. Orchids will then affix a pollinarium to the bee which is carried to another orchid of the same species. All orchid bees are native to the New World tropics, from Mexico throughout Central and tropical South America. Specimens of one species of this group, Euglossa dilemma, commonly known as the green orchid bee, were collected in Broward County, Florida in 2003 by entomologists working with the USDA fruit fly monitoring program. This arrival was likely from a nest imported from Mexico concealed within a wooden structure such as a pallet. Originally considered to be Euglossa viridissima; Eltz et al. (2011) found the orchid bees in Florida to be Euglossa dilemma, a newly described cryptic sibling species of Euglossa viridissima.

Source :[Link](http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/MISC/BEES/green_orchid_bee.htm)
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### <center> Distribution and habitat. </center>
The native range of Euglossa dilemma is in Central America where it extends from Costa Rica to Mexico. In Florida it is thought to have originated from Mexico and arrived in the state by accident, perhaps being transported in a nest in a wooden structure such as a pallet. It was first detected in Broward County in 2003 and has since become established in Palm Beach County and is expected to extend its range to most of the southern half of Florida. In its native Mexico it is found in hot dry habitats including degraded forests, pastures, parks and gardens. It is less dependent on primary forests than most Euglossine bees. They are also found in Austin, Texas.

Source : [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euglossa_dilemma)
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