Macedonian bee | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Apis |
Species: | A. mellifera |
Subspecies: | A. m. macedonica |
Trinomial name | |
Apis mellifera macedonica Ruttner, 1988 |
The Macedonian bee (Apis mellifera macedonica) is a subspecies of the Western honey bee. It is found mainly in Northern Greece (Macedonia and Thrace), Republic of Macedonia and other places in the Balkans as well.