Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Honey Bees (Apini) » Honey Bees (Apis) » Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Photo#468260
Bees - Apis mellifera - female
Copyright © 2010 Pete Thompson

Bees - Apis mellifera - Female
Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
October 16, 2010
Size: 17mm
Two of these bees are of the same type. One is a darker bee.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Pete Thompson on 27 October, 2010 - 7:57pm
Last updated 13 November, 2010 - 9:58am

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 5 November, 2010 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 2 November, 2010 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

apis mellifera
they all look like honey bees to me. individuals may get darker with age.
… Molly Jacobson, 28 October, 2010 - 9:03am login or register to post comments

 
i'm sure Molly is right
… v belov, 2 November, 2010 - 9:18am login or register to post comments

 
That's a possibility, Molly,
That's a possibility, Molly, but I have been around a lot of hives and never noticed coloration differences. I looked at your BG bio, you go for it young lady..
… Pete Thompson, 28 October, 2010 - 10:39am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact