Pterocheilus

Note Pollinium on fore tarsi

Great shot! Mike

… Mike Quinn, 1 November, 2006 - 5:27pm

Yes,

and thanks for the reminder. I have a whole series of images of various insects with Asclepias pollinia.

… Hartmut Wisch, 1 November, 2006 - 5:50pm

a whole series of images with Asclepias pollinaria

Hartmut,

I think I found a fair number of these images. I think it would be *most instructive* to post them all in one location, if possible.

Thanks much! Mike

… Mike Quinn, 1 November, 2006 - 6:50pm

Mike, I'm wondering if this thread was a progenitor of...

...your nice "pollin(ar)ia image" compilation web page here? ;-)

PS: FYI, I added a link to that page on the BG pollinaria glossary page...which also indirectly encourages folks to look for insects with orchid pollinaria as well!

… Aaron Schusteff, 25 January, 2019 - 12:29am

In "Forums"

there's an articles section which would be an appropriate place to post such images with some explanations, best including drawings showing morphology of Asclepias flowers. If you'd like to work on that, I'd be happy to help (though I don't have much time right now).
This kind of information might help some make better observations.
Are you familiar with the Pollinator Conservation Digital Library ( 1)?

… Hartmut Wisch, 2 November, 2006 - 12:17pm

Oh, wow.

You can really see the distinctive "beard" in this image! That character is pretty diagnostic for the genus. Great job:-) Thanks, also, for paying attention to the wasps. You are single-lensedly adding many species to our Hymenoptera database.

… Eric R. Eaton, 22 May, 2006 - 3:55pm