Honeybee - Apis mellifera

4/21/07

Boulevard Park, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

Apis mellifera

Nectaring on English Holly, Ilex aquifolium, blossoms.

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Superclass: Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class: Insecta (Insects)

Subclass: Pterygota (Winged Insects)

Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps & Sawflies)

Suborder: Apocrita (Ants, Bees & Wasps)

Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees)

Family: Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble & Honey Bees)

Subfamily: Apinae (Honey, Bumble & Digger Bees)

Tribe: Apini (Honey Bees)

Genus: Apis

Species: mellifera

(Apis mellifera) Honey Bee; European Honey Bee; Western Honey Bee

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