asked : "a reference that indicates on a moth's body? Is it the proboscis of the moth or its head?"
"A number of angrecoid orchids in Madagascar are pollinated by hawkmoths, and Angraecum arachnites ..., Angraecum compactum... are pollinated by the same vector... Their pollinia are attached to the proboscis mostly within 7 mm from the base.
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The pollinia of Angraecum arachnites are attached ventrally ; those of the other species dorsally"
Fundamentals of Orchid Biology, 1992, page 473 and page 476.
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