Apis mellifera cecropia, known as the Greek bee, is a subspecies of the western honey bee native to southern Greece and southern Albania, first described by Kiesenwetter in 1860. It closely resembles the Italian bee and is valued by beekeepers for its gentle temperament and low tendency to swarm. The subspecies is suited to warm Mediterranean conditions and cannot survive the cooler climate of northern Europe, so it is rarely kept outside its native southern Greek range. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific NameApis mellifera cecropia 5 Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Apis mellifera cecropia
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Apis mellifera
Desert, Biomes Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Apis mellifera
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Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Apis mellifera
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyPrimary Diet, Apis mellifera
Primary Diet herbivore herbivore
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive Impacts
Positive Impacts food food source of medicine or drug source of medicine or drug research and education pollinates crops
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
In Biome: Desert, Habitat Regions, biome: desert or dune
desert or dune desert or dune
In Biome: Chaparral, Habitat Regions, biome: chaparral
chaparral chaparral
View the Source 2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ30034, descriptionView the Source 4. NatureServe Explorer: Apis mellifera
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
5. Apis mellifera cecropia (Wikipedia)
6. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Apis mellifera
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory recordQuote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Apis mellifera cecropia
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