Bombus muscorum

Family: ApidaeGenus: Bombusnative in Germany

native in Germany

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145

Plants

visited

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188

Interactions

documented

About this species

Bombus muscorum is a bumblebee recorded in Great Britain. It flies in summer and visits a wide variety of flowers.

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Visited plants

Yearly cycle

Adults are active from June to September. One or two broods may be produced each year.

Safety note (optional)

No specific safety information is recorded.

Merkmale

Ernährung & Verhalten

Food

polylektisch

Generationen/Jahr

univoltine/bivoltine

Scientific profile

Bombus muscorum is a bumblebee (family Apidae). It is a polylectic forager, collecting pollen and nectar from many flower species. Adults are active from June to September. The species is univoltine or bivoltine, meaning it may complete one or two broods in a year.

Visited plants

145 plants are visited by this species

Erica cinereaPrunella vulgaris Leontodon hispidus Silene dioica Hyoscyamus niger Hypericum tetrapterum Pedicularis sylvaticaAjuga reptansCirsium arvenseIris pseudacorusGeranium pratenseJacobaea vulgaris Taraxacum officinaleTrifolium repens subsp. repensTrifolium pratense Salix aurita Pedicularis palustris Rhinanthus minorBrassica napus subsp. napusVicia sativa subsp. nigraErica tetralixEuphrasia nemorosa subsp. nemorosaVicia sepium Viola tricolorGeranium sanguineumGeranium pyrenaicum Centaurea scabiosaBallota nigra subsp. nigraTrifolium medium Centaurea cyanusGeum rivaleSalix pentandra Rubus fruticosusSinapis arvensis subsp. arvensisCalluna vulgaris Salix capreaUlex europaeus subsp. europaeusSalix alba subsp. coeruleaGeranium molle var. molleLathyrus sylvestris Trifolium hybridum Sonchus arvensis Scorzoneroides autumnalis Dipsacus fullonumBrassica rapaVicia craccaAnthyllis vulneraria subsp. polyphyllaSymphytum asperumCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraGeranium phaeum subsp. phaeum

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)