#January 25, 1862
#OTD Charles #Darwin received a box of #Orchids.

After sorting the #Flowers, one #Orchid caught Charles' attention: the #Angraecum sesquipedale, commonly called Darwin's Orchid or the #Christmas Orchid.

Charles suspected an unknown moth w/ a 14-inch long proboscis co-evolved w/ the orchid to #Pollinate it. Many people scoffed - a moth with a 14-inch tongue?!

But, in 1903, such a #Moth was discovered.
21 years after Darwin's death, his guess was proved correct.

#Nature