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Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758

Common names

  • 🇬🇧 Honey Bee
  • 🇫🇷 Abeille domestique, Abeille européenne, Abeille mellifère, Mouche à miel

Taxonomy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Family: Apidae
  • Subfamily: Apinae
  • Tribe: Apini
  • Genus: Apis
  • Species: Apis mellifera

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

  • Red List (Europe): DD Data Deficient

Photographs

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Apis mellifera foraging on a flower of Taraxacum sp.
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Apis mellifera foraging on a flower of Bellis perennis
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Apis mellifera foraging on a flower of Ulex europaeus

Videos

Apis mellifera foraging on a flower of Taraxacum sp.

Sources

  • De la Rúa, P., Paxton, R.J., Moritz, R.F.A., Roberts, S., Allen, D.J., Pinto, M.A., Cauia, E., Fontana, P., Kryger, P., Bouga, M., Buechler, R., Costa, C., Crailsheim, K., Meixner, M., Siceanu, A., & Kemp, J.R. (2014). Apis mellifera (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2014. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42463639/42463665