. Handbook of flower pollination : based upon Hermann Mu?ller's work 'The fertilisation of flowers by insects' . Fertilization of plants. Fig. 37. Hawk-moth Flowers. (I) Liliam Martagon i. (2) Lonicera Periclymenum i-. that it can only be rifled by Hawk-moths (Sphingidae), in which the proboscis is extremely long. As these Lepidoptera have the habit of sucking nectar as they hover before the flower, many Hawk-moth Flowers (e. g. Lonicera Caprifolium and Periclymenum, Lilium Martagon) are characterized by anthers which are but loosely attached to one point of the filament, so that they readily
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. Handbook of flower pollination : based upon Hermann Mu?ller's work 'The fertilisation of flowers by insects' . Fertilization of plants. Fig. 37. Hawk-moth Flowers. (I) Liliam Martagon i. (2) Lonicera Periclymenum i-. that it can only be rifled by Hawk-moths (Sphingidae), in which the proboscis is extremely long. As these Lepidoptera have the habit of sucking nectar as they hover before the flower, many Hawk-moth Flowers (e. g. Lonicera Caprifolium and Periclymenum, Lilium Martagon) are characterized by anthers which are but loosely attached to one point of the filament, so that they readily touch the body of the moth as it hovers in front of them (see Fig. 37). The stamens of other species of this group of flowers do not exhibit the pecu- liarity just described at all, or only to a slight extent, e.g. Platanthera bifolia, Silene nutans and inflata, and Convolvulus sepium. Although the last-named species is visited during the day by insects, especially by bees, its chief pollinators are moths, of which the most important is Sphinx convolvuli. According to F. Buchanan White (J. Bot., ii, 1873), Convolvulus sepium seldom fruits in England, where the Convolvulus Hawk-moth is imcommon, and in Scotland, where this insect does not appear to occur, the plant is very rare.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Knuth, Paul, 1854-1899; Knuth, Paul, 1854-1899; Mu?ller, Hermann, 1829-1883; Ainsworth Davis, J. R. (James Richard), 1861-1934. Oxford : Clarendon Press