"augochloropsis" are classified as polylectic, a term which indicates that these species are broad generalists that collect pollen from multiple families of plants. certain life history traits of bees are actually known to predict polylecty, including social lifestyles, long windows of adult activity, and producing more than two generations of offspring a year. some of these traits are often seen in different "augochloropsis" species. for example, "augochloropsis anonyma" adults are active between april and september in the northern portion of its range and year-round within its range in southern florida. having this long window of activity makes this species more likely to forage from a large number of different plant taxa. another species, "augochloropsis iris", which is native to south america, is primitively eusocial, and engages in three rounds of brood production over the course of a year, which correspond to the traits listed above that often promote wider diet breadth.