Bombus (Pyrobombus) lapponicus (Fabricius, 1793)

General traits

Body form Bombiform
Buzz pollinator Yes
Colony size
  • 11-50
  • 50-150
  • 150 or more
  • Flight period
  • June
  • July
  • Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) Broadly polylectic
    Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) Polylectic s.s.
    Lectic status (Robertson) Polylectic
    Mode of pollen transport Legs only (Corbicula)
    Nesting trait Renter: Existing cavities
    Overwintering phase Adult (female only)
    Pollen moisture Moistened with nectar
    Preferred plant family n/a
    Sociality Primitively eusocial
    Tongue length Long
    Voltinism Univoltine

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