Bombus (Alpinobombus) hyperboreus Schönherr, 1809
| Body form |
Bombiform |
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| Buzz pollinator |
Yes |
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| Flight period |
August |
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June |
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July |
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| Flowers visited |
Geraniaceae |
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Salicaceae |
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Asteraceae |
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Ericaceae |
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Fabaceae |
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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 strategy |
Brood Parasite |
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| Nesting trait |
Brood Parasite |
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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 |
Facultative inquiline |
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| Tongue length |
Long |
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| Voltinism |
Univoltine |
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