Table 2 Number of insects per order visiting Magnolia grandiflora flowers (2015–2016)
Order/Species | Total number | Range | Mean number/flower | Percentage | Time of observation | Maximum duration of a single visit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | |||||
Hymenoptera | ||||||||
Apis melifera | 98 | 76 | 3–5 | 4 | 6.96 | 6.59 | 8 am–12:30 pm | 7.5 min |
Coleoptera | ||||||||
Flower beetle | 186 | 167 | 4–10 | 5 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 8 am–12:30 pm | Constant |
Diptera | ||||||||
Fly | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0.92 | 1.21 | 8 am–12:30 pm | 1.5 min |
Thysanoptera | ||||||||
Thripidae | 1102 | 886 | 0–170 | 39 | 78.2 | 76.8 | Constant | |
Araneae | ||||||||
Spider | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0.64 | 0.87 | 10 am–11:30 am | Constant |