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. West Sussex, UK.

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

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Miscellaneous, Invertebrates