Body form |
Bombiform |
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Buzz pollinator |
Yes |
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Colony size |
11-50 |
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50-150 |
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Flight period |
October |
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April |
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May |
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June |
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July |
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August |
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September |
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February |
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March |
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Flowers visited |
Gentianaceae |
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Solanaceae |
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Fabaceae |
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Grossulariaceae |
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Tamaricaceae |
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Geraniaceae |
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Resedaceae |
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Brassicaceae |
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Lamiaceae |
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Rhamnaceae |
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Campanulaceae |
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Rosaceae |
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Caprifoliaceae |
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Hypericaceae |
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Iridaceae |
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Liliaceae |
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Menyanthaceae |
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Lythraceae |
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Rubiaceae |
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Caryophyllaceae |
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Malvaceae |
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Berberidaceae |
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Salicaceae |
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Cistaceae |
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Aceraceae |
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Onagraceae |
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Scrophulariaceae |
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Ericaceae |
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Valerianaceae |
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Asteraceae |
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Primulaceae |
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Boraginaceae |
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Ranunculaceae |
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Buxaceae |
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Habitat types |
Coastal and halophytic habitats |
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Coastal sand dunes and continental dunes |
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Temperate heath and scrub |
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Natural and semi-natural grasslands |
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Forests and woodlands |
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Anthropogenic habitats |
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Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) |
Broadly polylectic |
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Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) |
Polylectic s.s. |
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Lectic status (Robertson) |
Polylectic |
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Mode of pollen transport |
Legs only (Corbicula) |
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Nest site |
Surface, aerial or subterranean nest |
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Nest strategy |
Pollen storer |
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Nesting trait |
Renter: Existing cavities |
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Overwintering phase |
Adult (female only) |
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Pollen moisture |
Moistened with nectar |
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Preferred plant family |
n/a |
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Sociality |
Primitively eusocial |
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Tongue length |
Long |
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Voltinism |
Bivoltine |
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