Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758

Bees

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera

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Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently considered as a clade Anthophila. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in seven to nine recognized families, though many are undescribed and the actual number is probably higher. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants. Wikipedia

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Family: Apidae - Subfamily: Apinae - Honey Bees

Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793
Common name: Asiatic Honey Bee, Easteren Honeybee, Indian Honeybee, Oriental Honeybee
Thai name: ผึ้งโพรง

Apis cerana

Apis cerana

Apis cerana

Apis cerana

Apis cerana indica

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Apis dorsata Fabricius, 1793
Commom name: Giant Honey Bee, Rock Honeybee
Thai name: ผึ้งหลวง

Apis dorsata

Apis dorsata

Apis dorsata

Apis dorsata

Apis dorsata

Apis dorsata

Apis dorsata

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Apis florea Fabricius, 1787
Common name: Dwarf Honey Bee, Little Honeybee, Red Dwarf Honey Bee
Thai name: ผึ้งมิ้ม

Apis florea

Apis florea

Apis florea

Apis florea

Apis florea

Apis florea Chaiyaphum September

Apis florea

Apis florea

Apis florea

Apis florea

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Family: Apidae - Subfamily: Apinae - Cuckoo Bees

Thyreus sp. 002

Thyreus sp. 002

Thyreus sp. 001

Thyreus sp. 001

Amegilla sp.001

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Family: Apidae - Subfamily: Meliponinae - Stingless Bees (ชันโรง)

Lepidotrigona ventralis

Lepidotrigona ventralis

Tetrigona apicalis

Tetrigona apicalis

Tetragonilla colina (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Tetragonula melina (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Tetragonula melina (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Tetragonula sp. (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Tetragonula sp. (Chiang Mai Prov.)

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Family: Apidae - Subfamily:  Xylocopinae - Carpenter bees

Xylocopa aestuans

Xylocopa aestuans

Xylocopa aestuans

Xylocopa latipes

Xylocopa latipes (male)

Xylocopa latipes (male)

Xylocopa (Nyctomelitta) tranquebarica Nocturnal Carpenter Bee, male 35 mm, Chaiyaphum

Xylocopa (Nyctomelitta) tranquebarica Nocturnal Carpenter Bee, male 35 mm, Chaiyaphum

Ceratina hieroglyphica

Ceratina hieroglyphica

Xylocopinae

Xylocopinae

Xylocopinae

Xylocopa aestuans (Linnaeus, 1758) Chiang Mai, October

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Family: Megachilidae - Leafcutter Bees, Mason Bees

Euaspis polynesia (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Euaspis polynesia (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Megachile sculpturalis (Giant Resin Bee)

Megachile sp.001

Megachile sp.001

Megachile disjuncta (Fabricius, 1781) female Chaiyaphum August

Megachile disjuncta (Fabricius, 1781) female Chaiyaphum August