CYCNOCHES WITH POLLINIZER

[Bruno De Toni]

Nice shots, but what cycnoches specie is that ???. very strange shape and to me is not a pentadactylon. I have also those euglossae bees and before flowers open I always bring the plant inside at home to keep flowers away from bees and they last longer

[betoguerrero]

Originally Posted by Bruno De Toni

Nice shots, but what cycnoches specie is that ???. very strange shape and to me is not a pentadactylon. I have also those euglossae bees and before flowers open I always bring the plant inside at home to keep flowers away from bees and they last longer

HI BRUNO

I´M NOT SURE IN THE NAME OF THE SPECIE... IT´S NOT MY PLANT AND THE OWNER HAS NO IDEA.... THANKS WITH THE NAME OF THE BEE!!!!

[wwhitten]

This is not a Cycnoches; this is Polycycnis aurita! And this is the first record of pollination in this species. If it ever flowers again, it would be good to catch the bee (it is a male Eulaema, and does not have a stinger), and send the bee specimen to the Catolica in Quito... I can't remember his name, but there is an Italian entomologist there who works on euglossine bees and could identify it. It would be a great contribution to our knowledge of pollination of Polycycnis and related genera.

Best,
Mark

[betoguerrero]

Originally Posted by wwhitten

This is not a Cycnoches; this is Polycycnis aurita! And this is the first record of pollination in this species. If it ever flowers again, it would be good to catch the bee (it is a male Eulaema, and does not have a stinger), and send the bee specimen to the Catolica in Quito... I can't remember his name, but there is an Italian entomologist there who works on euglossine bees and could identify it. It would be a great contribution to our knowledge of pollination of Polycycnis and related genera.

Best,
Mark

Sorry I Thought it was a Cycnoches..... anyway The bee at the precise moment of the pollinitation was great!!! The bee has a respetable size .... and I thought it has a very big sting .... The next time I promisse I ´ll catch one....