[1] They display metallic coloration, ranging from reddish to gold to bluish green, as is typical for other genera in the tribe Augochlorini.

[1] The tribe Augochlorini is distributed between northern Argentina to southern Canada, but mostly concentrated to the tropics of the Americas.

[4] Both sexes of Augochlorella have an average length of 7 to 9 mm (0.28 to 0.35 in), but males are more slender than females, and have relatively longer antennae.

Additionally, nest foundresses may produce a mixture of workers and reproductively-capable bees based on these conditions.

[4] Augochlorella nests can be found in fields as well as wooded locations; well-drained areas, in a wide variety of habitats.

[9] In part of its range, the species Augochlorella aurata is active from the start of April until the end of September.

[10] The genus Augochlorella consists of generalist pollinators, and visit plants such as Apocynum cannabinum, Erigeron strigosus, Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, Solidago odora, and Euthamia graminifolia.

[7] Augochlorella aurata is found in Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Westchester County, New York where they can be seen pollinating dogbane, fleabane, mountain mint, wild roses, and goldenrod.

[12] Mite associations with Augochlorella include Laelaspoides ordwayae, which are kleptoparasites that feed on pollen stored in brood cells.