Bee Anthophila during the harvest of cherry tree Cerasus nectar. Bee Temporal range: Early Cretaceous ââ¬â Present, 100ââ¬â0 Ma PreÃâÃâOSDCPTJKPgN Tetragonula carbonaria 14521993792 The sugarbag bee, Tetragonula carbonaria Scientific classification e Kingdom: Animalia Clade: Euarthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera unranked: Unicalcarida Suborder: Apocrita Superfamily: Apoidea Clade: Anthophila Families Andrenidae Apidae Colletidae Halictidae Megachilidae Melittidae Stenotritidae Synonyms Apiformes from Latin `apis` Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea and are presently considered a clade, called Anthophila.
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