Bombus (Pyrobombus) glacialis Friese, 1902

General traits

Body form Bombiform
Buzz pollinator Yes
Flight period
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • Flowers visited
  • Fabaceae
  • Onagraceae
  • Polemoniaceae
  • Rosaceae
  • 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 Subterranean Nest
    Nesting trait Renter: Existing cavities
    Overwintering phase Adult (female only)
    Pollen moisture Moistened with nectar
    Preferred plant family n/a
    Sociality Primitively eusocial
    Voltinism Univoltine

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