Bombus (Subterraneobombus) distinguendus MORAWITZ, 1869

General traits

Body form Bombiform
Buzz pollinator Yes
Colony size
  • 0-10
  • 11-50
  • Flight period
  • April
  • May
  • September
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • Flowers visited
  • Violaceae
  • Fabaceae
  • Geraniaceae
  • Apiaceae
  • Lamiaceae
  • Asteraceae
  • Brassicaceae
  • Liliaceae
  • Ranunculaceae
  • Campanulaceae
  • Rosaceae
  • Dipsacaceae
  • Ericaceae
  • Scrophulariaceae
  • Habitat types
  • Coastal sand dunes and continental dunes
  • Natural and semi-natural grasslands
  • 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 or 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
    Tongue length Long
    Voltinism Univoltine

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