| Italian bee Apis mellifera ligustica |
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|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Apis |
| Species: | A. mellifera |
| Subspecies: | A. m. ligustica |
| Trinomial name | |
| Apis mellifera ligustica |
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Apis mellifera ligustica is the Italian bee which is a subspecies of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera).
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