Darwin orchid long nectar tube Xanthopan moth

A long orchid tube led Darwin to predict a long-tongued moth

A Madagascar orchid has an unusually long nectar tube. Charles Darwin predicted a moth with a tongue long enough to reach the nectar and pollinate the flower. Explorers discovered the moth, Xanthopan, in 1903.

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