Sujet
The moth Acontia luctuosa and orchid pollen, 1862. Artist: Unknown
Légende
The moth Acontia luctuosa and orchid pollen, 1862. This shows seven pairs of pollinia of Orchis pyramidalis on the moth's proboscis. The pollen would have become attached when the insect fed on the flower's nectar. When the next Orchis pyramidalis was visited the pollen would be left in a flower, thus cross-fertilizing it. From The Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilized by Insects by Charles Darwin. (London, 1862).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1862
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B65_126
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (1,2Mo) / 31,3cm x 40,0cm / 3702 x 4720 (300dpi)