[Syrphidae] Cheilosia with strange things growing on face

[Kurt Jordaens]

Hi Sander,


Two persons from the Netherlands published a book on the structure and
function of the orchid flower a few year ago:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256842988_The_Flower_of_the_European_Orchid_Form_and_Function


You can download the book for free and you will see it is an astonishing
work!


I think you have observed a very interesting finding since the authors of
the book only list a single Diptera (a tachinid) as pollinator of European
orchids!


In case you need someone to do the barcoding, let me know, I will be happy
to do this for you.


You can contact the authors at: : jean.claessens at naturalis.nl and
jac.kleynen at ziggo.nl


Cheers,

kurt

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