Table 3.
Flower visitors of Ericainfundibuliformis at both study sites, including tongue lengths and pollen loads. Numbers represent mean ± SD (sample size), apart from visitors observed, which are counts.
| Number observed | Tongue length (mm) | Pollen load | Percent Erica tetrads in pollen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agtertafelberg | ||||
| Legitimate feeding | ||||
| Hawkmoth spp. | 12 | 20.7 ± 0.92 (3) | 259.3 ± 33.9 (3) | 88.2 ± 10.2 (3) |
| In population | ||||
| Moegistorhynchus sp. | 1 | 19.0 (1) | 245 (1) | 100 |
| Robbing | ||||
| Xylocopa sp. | 121 | 5.94 ± 1.33 (8) | 187.9 ± 392.3 (11) | 0.44 ± 1.3 (9) |
| Other bee sp. | 3 | 3.24 (2) | 2768.0 ± 3805.7 (3) | 1.6 ± 1.2 (3) |
| Wasp sp. | 12 | 2.01 ± 0.37 (4) | 66.5 ± 111.7 (4) | 25.0 ± 43.3 (4) |
| On plant | ||||
| Monkey beetles | 10 | 0.9 (1) | 0 | 0 |
| Stettynsberg | ||||
| Legitimate feeding | ||||
| Hawkmoth spp. | 5 | 19.6 (2) | 851.0 ± 67.2 (3) | 99.5 ± 0.44 (3) |
| Settling moth spp. | 15 | 12.3 ± 3.27 (4) | 523.4 ± 425.2 (5) | 100 ± 0.0 (5) |
| In vicinity | ||||
| Philoliche sp. | 5 | 25.5 ± 0.41 (3) | 1020.3 ± 484.3 (3) | 0 (3) |