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An Apis mellifera worker on the corolla tube of Hemerocallis ‘Stella de Oro’. Such bees extend their proboscides through piercings made by Xylocopa varipuncta. |
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| Part of: Barrows EM (2016) Piercing of nectarless Hemerocallis (Xanthorrhoeaceae) flowers by Xylocopa varipuncta and X. virginica virginica (Apidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 48: 101-110. https://doi.org/10.3897/JHR.48.6427 |