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Wild orchids and their pollinators.

Pollination is with orchids not as simple as with most plants.
Sometimes the flowers can only be pollinated by a small number of species.
Epipactis helleborine subsp. neerlandica with the pollinator ( A male Dolichovespula sp.)
Epipactis helleborine subsp. neerlandica with the pollinator ( A male Dolichovespula sp.)		 Here pollinating the flower
Here pollinating the flower		 Another angle.
Another angle.		 Again. This time with a small beetle on the top of the spike.
Again. This time with a small beetle on the top of the spike.		 Neottia ovata. With beetle.
Neottia ovata. With beetle.
Orchis militaris with bee.
Orchis militaris with bee.		 Orchis militaris with bee.
Orchis militaris with bee.		 Orchis militaris with bee. Close-up.
Orchis militaris with bee. Close-up.		 Orchis militaris with fly.
Orchis militaris with fly.		 Orchis militaris with fly.
Orchis militaris with fly.
Orchis anthropophora. With pollinator.
Orchis anthropophora. With pollinator.		 Orchis anthropophora. With pollinator 2.
Orchis anthropophora. With pollinator 2.		 Orchis anthropophora. With pollinator 3.
Orchis anthropophora. With pollinator 3.		 Orchis anthropophora. With pollinator 4.
Orchis anthropophora. With pollinator 4.		 Ophrys apifera var. apifera. Self pollination.
Ophrys apifera var. apifera. Self pollination.
Ophrys apifera var. apifera. Self pollination. closer.
Ophrys apifera var. apifera. Self pollination. closer.		 Epipactis palustris pollinated by Coccinella septempunctata.
Epipactis palustris pollinated by Coccinella septempunctata.		 Epipactis palustris pollinated by Coccinella septempunctata.
Epipactis palustris pollinated by Coccinella septempunctata.		 Epipactis palustris pollinated by Coccinella septempunctata.
Epipactis palustris pollinated by Coccinella septempunctata.

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Rogier van Vugt15-Jun-2011 06:24
Dear mary. Sadly your e-mail adress does not work so neither myself or anyone else could contact you about this matter.
mary virgason 25-May-2011 19:16
I am doing a series of watercolors with various orchids and have had a hard time finding butterflies to put in the pictures that like the orchids. Anybody out there have any source for pictures of such hard to find creatures?
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