there is a large amount of behavioral variability observed within augochlorine bees. species within this tribe can also display polyethism, or differences in sociality and work activity among different members of a species. unlike certain species that may be reliably eusocial or reliably solitary, members of "augochloropsis" show behavioral plasticity. it is not very well known what factors determine the sociality of an individual, but it does seem clear that species of this genus are quite variable in this regard.