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European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Description:

The western honey bee is native to the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa. As of the early 1600s, the insect was introduced to North America, with subsequent introductions of other European subspecies two centuries later. Since then, they have spread throughout the Americas.

Notes:

Sppoted in the garden of the Convent of the Order of Christ.

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Ricardo Salgueiro
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Ricardo Salgueiro

Tomar, Portugal

Spotted on Jul 12, 2012
Submitted on Jul 14, 2012

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