Bombus hypnorum (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Apidae)

Length Queen Worker Male
Body17-22mm8-18mm14-16mm
Forewing15mm11mm13mm
Proboscis11-12mm8-10mm7-9mm

Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - August
(Earliest: 23.4)

Attractant Chemicals
Diterpenoids Geranylcitronellol, Geranylgeranyl
Phenolics Hexadecanol

Biotopes:
Meadows

Hedge Rows

Peat Bogs and Mires

Wet Meadows
Food:
Cirsium palustre Nectar, Pollen

Hieracium umbellatum Nectar, Pollen

Rosa canina Nectar, Pollen

Rubus idaeus Nectar, Pollen

Hypericum pulchrum Pollen

Bistorta officinalis Nectar, Pollen

Epilobium angustifolium Nectar, Pollen

Echium vulgare Nectar, Pollen

Vaccinium vitis-idaea Nectar, Pollen

Dactylis glomerata Pollen
Nest Parasites:
Bombus norvegicus
Mimics:
Hemaris fuciformis

Criorhina berberina

Eristalis intricaria

Atlas Hymenoptera: Bombus hypnorum Belgium, Europe
BWARS: Bombus hypnorum
Nature Spot: Tree Bumblebee - Bombus hypnorum
Dutch Bees and their Relations: Bombus hypnorum
Wildbienen: Baumhummel: Bombus hypnorum


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