To Henry Tibbats Stainton 11 June [1860]
Summary
On what kind of moth have pollen-masses of orchids been found cohering? Will ask Mr Parfitt if he is certain he recognised pollen-masses of bee orchid. CD thinks green masses were those of true Orchis.
[In P.S., having received a letter on subject from HTS responding to same query published in Gard. Chron. 9 June 1860:] It is extremely curious that the same moth has been found with pollen-masses in two parts of England.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henry Tibbats Stainton |
Date: | 11 June [1860] |
Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections MSS DAR 17) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2829 |
To H. T. Stainton 20 June [1860]
Summary
Has had a very satisfactory answer from Mr Parfitt. Asks HTS to insert query in Entomologist’s Weekly Intelligencer and also to answer it himself. ["Do the Tineina and other small moths suck flowers?", Collected papers 2: 35–6.]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henry Tibbats Stainton |
Date: | 20 June [1860] |
Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections MSS DAR 18) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2839 |