Eastern Marsh Helleborine and Hoverfly (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

Eastern Marsh Helleborine and Hoverfly

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Eastern marsh helleborine (Epipactis veratrifolia), an orchid species, has successfully lured a hoverfly of the genus Ischiodon by mimicking alarm pheromones usually emitted by aphids.

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MPI Chemical Ecology, Johannes Stökl

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