Bombus monticola

Family: ApidaeGenus: Bombusnative in Germany

native in Germany

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Plants

visited

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Interactions

documented

About this species

Bombus monticola is a bumblebee recorded in Great Britain. It has a single flight period from April to August and is polylectic, gathering pollen and nectar from many different kinds of flowers.

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Visited plants

Yearly cycle

Adults are active from April to August, with a single generation each year.

Merkmale

Ernährung & Verhalten

Food

polylektisch

Generationen/Jahr

univoltin

Scientific profile

Bombus monticola belongs to the family Apidae and the genus Bombus. It is univoltine, producing one generation per year. The species is polylectic, meaning it visits a wide range of flowering plants. The adult flight season extends from April to August.

Visited plants

55 plants are visited by this species

Pilosella peleteriana Trifolium dubium Cirsium palustre Trifolium medium Vaccinium uliginosumVaccinium myrtillusSalix cinerea Salix pentandra Salix repens Calluna vulgarisTrifolium repens subsp. repensSalix auritaLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusRhinanthus minor Salix fragilisPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaTrifolium hybridum Salix caprea Thymus serpyllum Thymus pulegioides Ribes uva-crispa Filipendula ulmaria Salix viminalisErica cinereaVaccinium vitis-idaeaRanunculus acris subsp. friesianusThymus praecox Trifolium campestre Trifolium pratense Ribes nigrum Cytisus scopariusSalix alba subsp. coeruleaAcer pseudoplatanusRhinanthus glacialis subsp. aristatusArabis caucasica Anemone nemorosaUlex europaeus subsp. europaeusRosa mollis Sorbus aucuparia Saxifraga aizoides Hypochaeris radicataCirsium heterophyllumCotoneaster horizontalisGeranium pratenseJacobaea vulgarisAllium lusitanicumScabiosa lucida subsp. lucidaHypericum maculatumCardamine enneaphyllosErica carnea

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

•EBHD — European Biodiversity Hub Database v2025, Zenodo, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17107215 (CC BY 4.0)