Xanthopan is a monotypic genus of sphinx moth, with Xanthopan morganii, commonly called Morgan's sphinx moth, as its sole species. It is a very large sphinx moth from Southern Africa and Madagascar. L
In 1867 Alfred Russel Wallace made predictions supporting Darwin's surmise.
Adult (top), pupa (middle), and larva (bottom)
The famous Darwin's Moth Morgan's sphinx moth , Vohimana reserve, Madagascar
Fertilisation of Orchids is a book by English naturalist Charles Darwin published on 15 May 1862 under the full explanatory title On the Various Contrivances by Which British and Foreign Orchids Are F
The title page of the 1877 edition of Fertilisation of Orchids
Musk orchids (Herminium monorchis) in grassland
The bee orchid does not have nectar, but its labellum, imitating a female bee, attracts male bees. Darwin found that in northern Europe, it is mostly self-fertilising.
Head of a moth with its proboscis laden with seven pairs of pollinia from Orchis pyramidalis