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Long Horned Bees & Butterfly Orchid
Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. grandiflora & Eucera sp.
36.9181, -3.48049
Field Notes
Description:
These male Long Horned Bees were so docile in the orchid's lip that you could touch them & sometimes they didn't even move. They're supposed to deposite pheremone guides for females but really did appear drugged.
Habitat:
In Stipa gigantea grassland on the edge of Quercus suber forest.
Notes:
Can anyone ID the Eucera from these?
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 8, 2011
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