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Arthropods
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
Authorship: Linnaeus
Notes
Mata-Silva, Johnson, and Juarez-Reina, 2006, reported honeybee killing a Texas Earless Lizard, Cophosaurus texanus.
Sources
[John Neff, TAMU Entoblitz 2002]
Taxonomic Classification
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (Bees Ants Wasps and Sawflies)
FamilyAPIDAE (Bee Family)
GenusApis
Speciesmellifera
Recent Observations
Sourced from iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee (opens in new tab)IMRS
IMRSfir3fightApr 1, 2017Hudspeth County, TX, USA
Western Honey Bee (opens in new tab)itsandrizzleOct 25, 2026Schantz Rd, Breinigsville, PA, US
Western Honey Bee (opens in new tab)greenamigo713_1111Oct 26, 2026Herman Brown Park, Houston, TX, US
Western Honey Bee (opens in new tab)patrick77Oct 25, 2026Hillcrest Rd, Richmond, VA, US
Western Honey Bee (opens in new tab)kerry_bighamOct 22, 2026Hurst Road, Coventry, England, GB
Western Honey Bee (opens in new tab)slwagnewOct 26, 2026Texas, US
Zapadna medonosna pčela (opens in new tab)jablankaJul 31, 202610456, Budinjak, Hrvatska
Abeja melífera europea (opens in new tab)soffxdOct 22, 2026Petroleos Mexicanos Hospital General, Aviación, Petrolera, 24180 Ciudad del Carmen, CAMP, México
Western Honey Bee (opens in new tab)madison24490Oct 26, 2026University of Connecticut, Storrs Mansfield, CT, US
Apis mellifera (opens in new tab)thijsvalkenburgMay 24, 2026Driel, Países Baixos
Conservation assessments from the following sources:
- NatureServe Explorer
- IUCN Red List
- Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
| IUCN Red List | DDData Deficient |
|---|---|
| NatureServe Global (opens in new tab) | GNRNot Ranked |
| NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab) | SNANot Applicable |
| Texas SGCN | Not assessed |