Nasturtium – Tropaeolum

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Moegistorhynchus longirostris is a keystone species of fly that lives on the west coast of South Africa.[1]

Anatomy

M. longirostris has a very long proboscis that is believed to be the product of an evolutionary arms race between pollinating insects and long-tubed flowers.[1]

Ecology

The species pollinates, partly or exclusively, at least 20 species of Iridaceae (such as Lapeirousia anceps),[2] Geraniaceae, and Orchidaceae.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Barraclough, David; Slotow, Rob (November 2010). "The South African Keystone Pollinator Moegistorhynchus longirostris (Wiedemann, 1819) (Diptera: Nemestrinidae): Notes on Biology, Biogeography and Proboscis Length Variation". African Invertebrates. 51 (2): 397–403. doi:10.5733/afin.051.0208. ISSN 1681-5556. S2CID 86127943.
  2. ^ "Lapeirousia anceps". www.biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 2023-07-25.


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