Asiatic honey bee - Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
Apis cerana workers and queen (marked with red dot) from hive near Chiang Mai, Thailand
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Apidae
Genus:
Apis
Species:
A. cerana
Binomial name
Apis cerana
Fabricius, 1793
Range of Apis cerana
Apis cerana, the eastern honey bee, Asiatic honey bee or Asian honey bee, is a species of honey bee native to South, Southeast and East Asia. This species is the sister species of Apis koschevnikovi and both are in the same subgenus as the western (European) honey bee, Apis mellifera.[1][2][3][4][5]A. cerana is known to live sympatrically along with Apis koschevnikovi within the same geographic location.[6]Apis cerana colonies are known for building nests consisting of multiple combs in cavities containing a small entrance, presumably for defense against invasion by individuals of another nest.[7] The diet of this honey bee species consists mostly of pollen and nectar, or honey.[8] Moreover, Apis cerana is known for its highly social behavior, reflective of its classification as a type of honey bee.[4]
The terms Apis cerana indica and Apis Indica[9] or Indian honey bee,[10][11] is an historic term, with all Asian hive bees now referred to as Apis cerana.[12]
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