Eulaema meriana
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Eulaema meriana, also known as Merian's orchid bee, is a large-bodied bee species in the tribe Euglossini, otherwise known as the orchid bees. The species is a solitary bee and is native to tropical C
Eulaema meriana
Stanhopea avicula orchid flower
Male Eulaema hovering around the Catasetum discolor orchid.
Eulaema
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Eulaema is a genus of large-bodied euglossine bees that occur primarily in the Neotropics. They are robust brown or black bees, hairy or velvety, and often striped with yellow or orange, typically res
Eulaema meriana
…attractive to a specific species of bee that is exactly the right size and shape to pollinate the flower. Stanhopea orchids are mostly pollinated by large Eulaema bees, Euglossa species often being too small for the purpose. In more primitive species in the genus Eulaema, the orchid pollinium, a packet of pollen…
Orchid bee
Two Eulaema sp. visiting Spathiphyllum sp. plant.