Honey bee  (Apis mellifera)

Facts

Also known as:the western honey bee
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Hymenoptera
Family Apiidae
Genus Apis (1)
Size Average length: 12 mm (2)
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Status

A widespread, usually domesticated species.