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In the video below, a parasitic wasp probes into a flower bud of Oenothera toumeyi to lay eggs into a Mompha moth larvae, which is inside the flower bud. (Video: Rick Overson)
In the video below, a parasitic wasp probes into a flower bud of Oenothera toumeyi to lay eggs into a Mompha moth larvae, which is inside the flower bud. (Video: Rick Overson)
Hyles lineata visits an unbagged Oenothera harringtonii flower, then visits a flower that is inside a pollinator exclusion bag. Confirmation that these bags are not effective for Hyles!
Manduca quinquemaculata visits opening flowers of Oenothera harringtonii
An andrenid bee collects pollen from Oenothera toumeyi in the Huachuca Mountains, AZ. 2013.
A bee collects pollen from Oenothera hartwegii subsp pubescens
An adult Mompha moth on an open Oenothera hartwegii subsp. pubescens flower
