Hello everybody,

I'm doing a project with this plant and I would like to know more about
pollination and the mechanisms of how this plant do it.
I know that the responsable is a moth, but I don't know which one.

Please if someone knows ANYTHING about this great plant..... please let
me know.

thanks a lot!

Danilo Carvalho

This topic is interesting so I did some searcing. The moth is a species
of Hawk Moth (Sphingidae i think), which are attracted to long white
flowers that emit a scent similar to that of jasmine. The particular
type of Hawk moth that interacts with your Epiphyllum has a proboscis
that is the same length of the narrow region of the flower (very cool).
I couldnt find the exact species of hawk moth; maybe there is more
than one. What about bats?

Im interested in hearing about what you have learned about them so
far...

amanda

Amanda wrote:
This topic is interesting so I did some searcing. The moth is a species
of Hawk Moth (Sphingidae i think), which are attracted to long white
flowers that emit a scent similar to that of jasmine.

Hi Amanda,

Could this be what you were thinking of...?

http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...gbird_moth.htm

Actually, I had two flying around my star jasmine and my Mexican bush
sage late one evening, just before sundown last summer.

Had never seen one before, or since.

Pismo wrote:

Hi Amanda,

Could this be what you were thinking of...?

http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...ages/hummingbi...

Actually, I had two flying around my star jasmine and my Mexican bush
sage late one evening, just before sundown last summer.

Had never seen one before, or since.

WOW! What a georgous insect!

That one is one of the many types of Hawk Moths (genus Sphingidae). I
was trying to look for a specific species that pollinates Epiphillum
oxypentalum to answer the initial question but I couldnt find
anything. I'm not sure if it is a single species or various species. I
havent had time to look into it further but its remained on my mind
since my first post.

amanda

correction: family Sphingidae, genus Hemaris.

amanda