Butterfly Orchid pollinator

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

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

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Darwin's Moths, Top Shots, Miscellaneous, Invertebrates