Sweat bee is a common name for various bees that are attracted to the salt in human sweat. It can refer to:
Small bees in the family Halictidae, common across the world, particularly: Agapostemon, Augochlora, Augochlorella, and Augochloropsis, metallic green sweat bees Lasioglossum and Halictus, black and white bees; two of the most abundant genera within the family Halictidae Less commonly, various stingless bees of the family Apidae: Plebeina armata, also called Mopane Fly, native to Africa Trigona, of the Americas
See also Hoverfly, type of fly, often confused with a bee due to similar black and yellow stripes