Apis (genus)
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Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Arthropoda (phylum) > Hexapoda (subphylum) > Insecta (class) > Hymenoptera (order) > Apocrita (suborder) > Apoidea (superfamily) > Apidae (family)
Descripción
Genus containing several species of bees native to tropical Eurasia and found in Africa. Members of the honey bee genus produce honey and are generalist floral visitors that pollinate a wide variety of plants. The body becomes dusted with pollen during foraging; this pollen is then transferred from plant to plant as the bee continues to visit flowers.
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Otros términos
- honey bee genus (genus) [en]
- bee (Avis genus) [en]