Bombus (Megabombus) ruderatus (FABRICIUS, 1775)
Body form |
Bombiform |
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Buzz pollinator |
Yes |
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Flight period |
October |
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April |
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May |
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March |
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June |
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July |
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August |
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September |
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Flowers visited |
Ranunculaceae |
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Brassicaceae |
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Rosaceae |
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Dipsacaceae |
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Fabaceae |
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Tropaeolaceae |
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Verbenaceae |
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Scrophulariaceae |
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Balsaminaceae |
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Lamiaceae |
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Iridaceae |
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Liliaceae |
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Apiaceae |
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Oleaceae |
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Asteraceae |
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Boraginaceae |
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Orchidaceae |
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Papaveraceae |
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Primulaceae |
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Tiliaceae |
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Habitat types |
Coastal and halophytic habitats |
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Temperate heath and scrub |
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Natural and semi-natural grasslands |
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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 |
Subterranean Nest |
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Nest strategy |
Pocket Maker |
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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 |
Univoltine |
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