Bunochilus umbrinus (Broad-sepaled Leafy Greenhood) at Suppressed

Broad-sepaled Leafy Greenhood at Suppressed

Bunochilus umbrinus at Suppressed - 1 Sep 2018

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Identification history

Bunochilus umbrinus	11 Sep 2018	TonyWood
Bunochilus umbrinus	11 Sep 2018	PeterR

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Author's notes

The flower had two of these flies landing on it frequently but briefly as it was windy. Not certain if it was a pollinator.

2 comments

MichaelMulvaney1.2K wrote:

11 Sep 2018

Great photo thanks Peter - I gather gnats like this do pollinate this group - Tony is this likely to be a pollinator and has it been attracted to the orchid because of a pheromone produced by the plant?

TonyWood wrote:

11 Sep 2018

Hi Michael, yes could possibly be a pollinator. I'll ask Tobias.

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Species information

Highly Sensitive
Very Rare / Threatened
Non-Invasive

Sighting information

1 Abundance
True In flower
10cm to 30cm Plant size
1 Sep 2018 Recorded on
PeterR Recorded by