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Observation

by PCDL Admin — last modified October 19, 2006 02:23

Animal:

Apis mellifera

Plant:

Oenothera elata (evening primrose)

FloweringPeriodObserved:
July

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Interaction Types:
visitor

Interaction Frequency:
0.16 visitors/hr

Entry Date:
2/15/2006

Recorder Name:
SW

Annotation:
A study re-examining the pollinators of the evening primrose, Oenothera elata. Although this plant was previously thought of as a hawkmoth-pollinated plant with a moth pollination syndrome, this study reveals a carpenter bee, Xylocopa tabaniformis opifex

Notes:

Contacts:
John Barthell