Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum (Linnaeus, 1761)

General traits

Body form Bombiform
Buzz pollinator Yes
Colony size
  • 11-50
  • 50-150
  • Flight period
  • October
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • February
  • March
  • Flowers visited
  • Gentianaceae
  • Solanaceae
  • Fabaceae
  • Grossulariaceae
  • Tamaricaceae
  • Geraniaceae
  • Resedaceae
  • Brassicaceae
  • Lamiaceae
  • Rhamnaceae
  • Campanulaceae
  • Rosaceae
  • Caprifoliaceae
  • Hypericaceae
  • Iridaceae
  • Liliaceae
  • Menyanthaceae
  • Lythraceae
  • Rubiaceae
  • Caryophyllaceae
  • Malvaceae
  • Berberidaceae
  • Salicaceae
  • Cistaceae
  • Aceraceae
  • Onagraceae
  • Scrophulariaceae
  • Ericaceae
  • Valerianaceae
  • Asteraceae
  • Primulaceae
  • Boraginaceae
  • Ranunculaceae
  • Buxaceae
  • Habitat types
  • Coastal and halophytic habitats
  • Coastal sand dunes and continental dunes
  • Temperate heath and scrub
  • Natural and semi-natural grasslands
  • Forests and woodlands
  • Anthropogenic habitats
  • Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) Broadly polylectic
    Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) Polylectic s.s.
    Lectic status (Robertson) Polylectic
    Mode of pollen transport Legs only (Corbicula)
    Nest site Surface, aerial or subterranean nest
    Nest strategy Pollen storer
    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 Bivoltine

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