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Apis mellifera worker (Hym. Apidae) visiting an inflorescence of a palm tree, 10.v.2010, La Bouverie, Roquebrune-sur-Argens, France.
Workster of a honeybee (Apis mellifera). You can see the long radialcell (in top of the wing) which is at least 6 times as long as broad. Little hook at hind leg is for pollen transport.
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