Bombus (Thoracobombus) zonatus Smith, 1854

General traits

Body form Bombiform
Buzz pollinator Yes
Flight period
  • August
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • Flowers visited
  • Lamiaceae
  • Berberidaceae
  • Rosaceae
  • Hypericaceae
  • Scrophulariaceae
  • Rutaceae
  • Asteraceae
  • Boraginaceae
  • Fabaceae
  • 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 Carder
    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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