page_title: Brachygastra lecheguana
section_title: Pollination
hierarchical_section_title: Brachygastra lecheguana / Species interactions / Pollination
caption_attribution_description: Baccharis dracunculifolia - ASTERACEAE - Parque Olhos D'Água - Brasília - Distrito Federal - Brasil.
context_page_description: Brachygastra lecheguana, formerly known as Nectarina lecheguana, is a species of dark paper wasp found across Central and South America. It nests in underbrush in grassland-type environments, and produces honey, characteristic of the genus Brachygastra.
context_section_description: Although this wasp visits a diverse collection of flowering plants, it is only reported as a pollinator in a limited number of instances. B. lecheguana is documented as a pollinator of Baccharis spp. Additionally, as an alien species to the Galápagos Islands, there have been reports that catalog B. lecheguana as an important pollinator on the island of Santa Cruz.
caption: Baccharis dracunculifolia is a species of Baccharis from Brazil. B. lecheguana is known to pollinate various members of this genus.[20]
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