Common Honey Bee – Apis (Apis) mellifera

Order Hymenoptera; Family Apidae; Scientific name: Apis (Apis) mellifera; Common name: Common Honey Bee; Alternative common name; Feral Honey Bee – Feral Honey Bees swarming - Distribution in Australia: present in large numbers throughout Australia, Tasmania and on most islands in Australian territory – Note: introduced to Australia and elsewhere in the world for honey production and pollination of crops; in a feral state it is a very serious pest species threatening individual species of insects, tree hollow nesting birds and mammals, as well as whole ecosystems from which it eliminates other pollinators.