Bombus (Thoracobombus) veteranus (FABRICIUS, 1793)

General traits

Body form Bombiform
Buzz pollinator Yes
Flight period
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • Flowers visited
  • Asteraceae
  • Lamiaceae
  • Ranunculaceae
  • Boraginaceae
  • Rosaceae
  • Fabaceae
  • Scrophulariaceae
  • Gentianaceae
  • Habitat types
  • Coastal and halophytic habitats
  • Natural and semi-natural grasslands
  • Anthropogenic 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 Nest
    Nest strategy Pocket Maker
    Nesting trait Carder
    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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