Commons:Valued image candidates/Honey bee (Apis mellifera cypria).jpg

Leafcutter bee (Megachile sp.) Cyprus.jpg

**promoted**
Image
Nominated by	Charlesjsharp (talk) on 2021-09-04 13:38 (UTC)
Scope	Nominated as the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Apis mellifera cypria (Cyprus honey bee)
Used in	Global usage
Review (criteria)	Comment @Charlesjsharp: Do you know what the plant is? Is it Liatris ligulistylis? --GRDN711 (talk) 14:18, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply] Comment Sorry, I don't know much about thistles or any plants, but Liatris ligulistylis is an American species. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:26, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply] Comment @Charlesjsharp: Your mention of thistle took me in a different direction on the plant. This may be a Cyprian Donkey Thistle (Onopordum cyprium), a sub-species of the standard Onopordum cotton thistle. Wikipedia describes the Apis mellifera cypria as the Cyprus honey bee, a sub-species of the Apis mellifera Western honey bee. I also see references to a Apis mellifera syriaca (Syrian) sub-species and others from Spain, Malta and Italy (apparently there are 31 sub-species). I would suggest tightening this scope of this image to Apis mellifera cypria (Cyprus honey bee) as described in Wikiepedia. Your thoughts? Done I will ask my Cyprus experts about thistle. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:05, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply] Support The only image in its category but technically well done and used. --GRDN711 (talk) 02:08, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply] Comment Requires leaves for identification I've been told, but it is definitely not Onopordum cyprium GRDN711. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:14, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply] `Result: 1 support, 0 oppose => promoted. Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:11, 10 September 2021 (UTC)`[reply] * Oppose @Charlesjsharp: @Archaeodontosaurus: Not in scope! The bee is not Apis mellifera cypria but a male of some Megachile species. Kersti (talk) 16:35, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply] Question How do we un-VI @Archaeodontosaurus: ? Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:03, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply] The image has been promoted so you have to go through Pending Most valued review candidates changing the scope; no problem... --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 11:49, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]