Bombus (Pyrobombus) hypnorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

General traits

Body form Bombiform
Buzz pollinator Yes
Colony size
  • 50-150
  • 150 or more
  • Flight period
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • Flowers visited
  • Ericaceae
  • Fabaceae
  • Liliaceae
  • Onagraceae
  • Ranunculaceae
  • Asteraceae
  • Rosaceae
  • Boraginaceae
  • Caprifoliaceae
  • Euphorbiaceae
  • Habitat types
  • Coastal sand dunes and continental dunes
  • Natural and semi-natural grasslands
  • Forests and woodlands
  • Anthropogenic habitats
  • Coastal and halophytic 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 or aerial 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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