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MCZ Entomology 605569

Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758

Date Collected:

2010-08-07

North America: United States: Massachusetts: Suffolk | Spectacle Island

Current Identification
Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Aculeata Apoidea Apidae Apinae Apini
Common Name(s): abeille domestique; honey bee
Determiner: Jessica Rykken on 2011-12-31
Nature of ID: expert ID
Remarks: ; Determination date is an upper bound. Determinations made by J. Rykken

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  • BHI number: BHI-009839

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (pinned) good in collection 1 History
caste=worker   determined date=2011-12-31   determined by=Jessica Rykken   remark=Determination date is an upper bound.  

Attribute Value Determination On
life stage adult By: Jessica Rykken 2011-12-31
Remarks: Determination date is an upper bound.

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  • Labels: Specimen Notes: ; LRW12/09/10

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Massachusetts
  • County:
  • Suffolk
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1002923 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Spectacle Island
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA: MA, Suffolk, Spectacle Island, (SP-NET 11.10) 42°19'26''N, 70°59'10''W 7 August 2010, aerial net coll. J. Rykken
  • Locality Remarks:
  • GE coordinate
  • Georeference:
  • 42.3238888°, -70.986111° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: Jessica Rykken on 2010-08-07 (Source: GPS)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (42° 19′ 26″ N  70° 59′ 10″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 2010-08-07
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 7 August 2010
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • Public event led by JR. About 30 collectors (kids and parents). Combination of nets, hand searches, beating sheet.
  • Collecting Event/Field Number:
  • SP-NET 11.10 (Boston Harbor Islands ATBI Samples of Boston Harbor Islands Terrestrial Invertebrate ATBI Team)
  • Collector:
  • Jessica Rykken

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  • [Masked]