RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1863.05.30. Bombus hortens go to Cephalanthera grandiflora. CUL-DAR70.178. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2021. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR70 contains material for Darwin's book Orchids (2d ed. 1877).
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May 30/63/ saw great ♀ Bombus hortens go to Cephalanthera grandiflora & first, not enter, too big, but insert proboscis deep into flower, & then flew to another flower higher up; but afterwards flew right away. Was it exploratory visit? In one of 2 flowers pollen was knocked down whether by Bee, I know not.
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