Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Hymenoptera [orde]
Apocrita [onderorde]
Aculeata [infraorde]
Apoidea [onderklasse]
Apidae [familie]
Apinae [onderfamilie]
Apis [genus]
Apis mellifera [species]