 Apis dorsata laboriosa

Apis dorsata laboriosa, the Himalayan giant honey bee, is the world’s largest honey bee; single adults can measure up to  in length.Before 1980, "Apis dorsata laboriosa" was considered to be a subspecies of the widespread "Apis dorsata", the giant honey bee, but in 1980 and for almost 20 years thereafter it was elevated to the rank of a separate species.