Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) made in Rodeo del Medio, Maipu, Mendoza, Argentina on 01/05/2025. The photograph was published by Eduardo Militello and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Colectando hojas tiernas de jarilla (Larrea nitida) en sus patas (corbicula). La planta no posee flores, por lo que es llamativo que corten brotes de hojas.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum / Division: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Scientific name: | Apis mellifera |
| English Name: | Western Honey Bee |
| Spanish Name: | Abeja Europea |
| Portuguese Name: | |
| Sex: | Female |
| Life stage: | Adult |
| Registration date: | 01/05/2025 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Province / Department: | Mendoza |
| Location or protected area: | Maipu |
| Detailed location: | Rodeo del Medio |
| Coordinates - Detailed location: | -33.000289, -68.678289 |
| Location accuracy: | Medium |
| Belonging: | Exotic |
| Condition: | Feral |
| Certainty: | Photographed |
| Reproduction information: | No |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | |
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| Photography ID: | 633750 View Full Record |
| Manufacturer: | Canon |
| Camera model: | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV |
| Shutter speed: | 1/800 |
| Aperture: | 9.0 |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 1600 |
| Focal length: | 100mm |
| Creation date: | 2025:05:01 14:28:28 |
| Using Flash: | No |
| Publication date: | 05/08/2025 11:34:41 |
