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Solitary bees of the Eulaema marcii family gather nectar from a Cochleanthes lipscombiae orchid (Cycnoches). One is transporting a mass of pollen from a Notylia orchid.///Des abeilles solitaires Eulaema marcii butinent le nectar d’une orchidée Cochleanthes lipscombiae (Cycnoches) . L’une transporte une masse de pollen d’une orchidée Notylia.
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