Tag: butterfly pollination
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Pollination Syndromes: Butterflies

This post is based on one that was originally published on May 18, 2011, on my blog “Pollinators Info” (no longer online). The butterfly pollination syndrome includes flowers that open in daylight (diurnal) and have a place for the insect to land while it probes the flower for nectar. Butterflies are not good at hovering,…