Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Spanish: Abeja melífera

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

TaxonomyInsecta › Hymenoptera › Apidae

Local records36 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records702,001 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-05-13 — observation by unirse_allisson_dominguez
2026-02-22 — observation by antonio_perez2
2026-01-27 — observation by zihuadean
2025-10-08 — observation by antonio_perez2
2025-09-05 — observation by javiperezsoza
2025-07-19 — observation by gabrielitha_garcia

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Insects guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/apis-mellifera/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.