Satyrium pumilum explained

Satyrium pumilum, also called the carrion-flower orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the Northern and Western Cape provinces of South Africa. It mimics carrion that attracts specific species of pollinating flesh flies.^[1]

Notes and References

1. van der Niet . Timotheüs . Hansen . Dennis M. . Johnson . Steven D. . 2011-05-01 . Carrion mimicry in a South African orchid: flowers attract a narrow subset of the fly assemblage on animal carcasses . Annals of Botany . en . 107 . 6 . 981–992 . 10.1093/aob/mcr048 . 1095-8290 . 3080630 . 21402538.