Butterfly orchid pollinator

The Shark moth (Cucullia umbratica) and Small Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus) nectaring on Greater Butterfly Orchid (Platanthera chlorantha). Composite image. Sussex, UK.

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behaviour cucullia umbratica feeding grassland greater butterfly orchid insect invertebrate june lepidoptera moth nectaring night nocturnal platanthera chlorantha pollination pollinator pollinia summer sussex the shark uk wildlife

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Darwin's Moths, Miscellaneous, Invertebrates