Bombus muscorum
Bombus muscorum
Family: ApidaeGenus: Bombusheimisch in Deutschland
heimisch in Deutschland
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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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
Annual 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 vulgarisLeontodon hispidusSilene dioicaHyoscyamus nigerHypericum tetrapterumPedicularis sylvaticaAjuga reptansCirsium arvenseIris pseudacorusGeranium pratenseJacobaea vulgarisTaraxacum officinaleTrifolium repens subsp. repensTrifolium pratenseSalix auritaPedicularis palustrisRhinanthus minorBrassica napus subsp. napusVicia sativa subsp. nigraErica tetralixEuphrasia nemorosa subsp. nemorosaVicia sepiumViola tricolorGeranium sanguineumGeranium pyrenaicumCentaurea scabiosaBallota nigra subsp. nigraTrifolium mediumCentaurea cyanusGeum rivaleSalix pentandraRubus fruticosusSinapis arvensis subsp. arvensisCalluna vulgarisSalix capreaUlex europaeus subsp. europaeusSalix alba subsp. coeruleaGeranium molle var. molleLathyrus sylvestrisTrifolium hybridumSonchus arvensisScorzoneroides autumnalisDipsacus fullonumBrassica rapaVicia craccaAnthyllis vulneraria subsp. polyphyllaSymphytum asperumCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraGeranium phaeum subsp. phaeum
Sources & Data Origin
•SAFEGUARD Pollinator Traits — CC BY 4.0SAFEGUARD Pollinator Traits contributors (wild-bee release 2024-09-22; hoverfly release 2024-03-26).
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•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)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_536345116
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