swap_horiz Apis laboriosa Alternatives

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Apis mellifera

Apis mellifera, commonly known as the European honeybee, is a social insect belonging to the Hymenoptera order. Notably,...

Managed Extant Eusocial Honey Bee

9.2 Excellent

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Bombus terrestris

Bombus terrestris is a widespread bumblebee species native to Europe. It’s notable for its subterranean nesting behavior...

Europe Commercial Extant Bumblebee

9.2 Excellent

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Megachile pluto

Megachile pluto is a sizable bee native to Indonesia. It’s notable as the largest extant leafcutter-bee species globally...

Indonesia Giant Extant Leafcutter Bee

9.2 Excellent

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Osmia lignaria

Osmia lignaria, commonly known as the blue orchard bee, is a species of mason bee native to North America. It’s notable...

Managed Orchard Extant Mason Bee

9.2 Excellent

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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

The Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) is a globally distributed social insect belonging to the Apidae family. It’s nota...

Global Pollinator Eusocial Honey Bee

9.2 Excellent

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Blue Orchard Mason Bee (Osmia lignaria)

The blue orchard mason bee, scientifically known as Osmia lignaria, is a solitary bee species native to North America. I...

Extant Solitary Mason Bee Osmia

9.2 Excellent

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Apis mellifera carnica

*Apis mellifera carnica*, commonly known as the Carniolan honey bee, is a subspecies of the Western honey bee native to...

Europe Subspecies Honey Bee Apidae

9.2 Excellent

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Apis mellifera ligustica

Apis mellifera ligustica, commonly known as the Italian honey bee, is a subspecies of the Western honey bee native to th...

Italian Europe Subspecies Honey Bee

9.2 Excellent

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Giant Mountain Honey Bee (Apis laboriosa)

Apis laboriosa, commonly known as the giant Himalayan honey bee, is the largest species of honey bee in the world. Nativ...

Social Extant Honey Bee Apis

9.1 Excellent

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Italian Honey Bee (Apis mellifera ligustica)

Apis mellifera ligustica, the Italian honey bee, is a subspecies of the Western honey bee native to the Italian peninsul...

Social Extant Honey Bee Apis

9.1 Excellent

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Carniolan Honey Bee (Apis mellifera carnica)

The Carniolan honey bee (Apis mellifera carnica) is a subspecies of the Western honey bee native to Slovenia, the southe...

Social Extant Honey Bee Apis

8.9 Great

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Cape Honey Bee (Apis mellifera capensis)

The Cape honey bee (Apis mellifera capensis) is a subspecies of the Western honey bee indigenous to the Fynbos region of...

Social Extant Honey Bee Apis

8.8 Great

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Apis cerana

Apis cerana, commonly known as the Eastern Honey Bee, is a subspecies of honey bee native to Asia. It’s notable for its...

Managed Asian Extant Honey Bee

8.4 Great

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Apis florea

Apis florea is a remarkably small honeybee native to Southeast Asia. It’s notable for being one of the smallest recogniz...

Dwarf Asian Extant Honey Bee

8.2 Great

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Caucasian Honey Bee (Apis mellifera caucasica)

Apis mellifera caucasica, or the Caucasian honey bee, is a subspecies native to the Caucasus mountains. It is distinguis...

Social Extant Honey Bee Apis

8.2 Great

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Apis dorsata

Apis dorsata, or the giant honey bee, is a large and highly defensive honey bee species native to South and Southeast As...

Giant Extant Honey Bee Apis

7.7 Good

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Apis andreniformis

Apis andreniformis, commonly called the black dwarf honey bee, is a small honey bee species native to tropical Southeast...

Asian Extant Honey Bee Apis

7.4 Good

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Apis koschevnikovi

Apis koschevnikovi, commonly known as Koschevnikov's honey bee, is a species of honey bee native to the tropical forests...

Forest Extant Borneo Honey Bee

7.2 Good

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Red Dwarf Honey Bee (Apis andreniformis)

Apis andreniformis, commonly known as the red dwarf honey bee, is a species of honey bee native to the tropical and subt...

Social Extant Honey Bee Apis

7.2 Good

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Apis nigrocincta

Apis nigrocincta is a species of cavity-nesting honey bee native to parts of the Philippines and Indonesia, including Su...

Sulawesi Philippine Extant Honey Bee

7.1 Good