Anthophora (Anthophora) plumipes (Pallas, 1772)

General traits

Body form Anthophoriform
Buzz pollinator Yes
Flight period
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • Flowers visited
  • Liliaceae
  • Berberidaceae
  • Primulaceae
  • Fumariaceae
  • Rosaceae
  • Asteraceae
  • Boraginaceae
  • Iridaceae
  • Scrophulariaceae
  • Orchidaceae
  • Brassicaceae
  • Oxalidaeceae
  • Fabaceae
  • Lamiaceae
  • Papaveraceae
  • Habitat types
  • Sclerophyllous scrub
  • Natural and semi-natural grasslands
  • Anthropogenic habitats
  • Coastal and halophytic habitats
  • Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) Broadly polylectic
    Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) Polylectic s.s.
    Lectic status (Robertson) Polylectic
    Mode of pollen transport Legs only
    Nesting trait Excavator: Ground
    Overwintering phase Adult within cocoon
    Pollen moisture Dry
    Preferred plant family n/a
    Sociality Solitary
    Tongue length Long
    Voltinism Univoltine

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