Ross Hoddinott / Marsh fritillaries (Euphydryas aurinia) resting on spotted heath orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata), Dunsdon, near Holsworthy, Devon, UK. June 2016.
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Ross Hoddinott / Common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), backlit, Volehouse nature reserve, Devon, UK, June 2017.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Heart shaped lip dactylorhiza orchid (Orchis cordigera) in flower, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, May.
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Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Elder flower orchid (Dactylorhiza sambucina) in its two colour forms, Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso, Appennines, Abruzzo, Italy, May
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Nick Garbutt / Broad-leaf marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis) amongst Bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus sp). North Tyrol, Austria, June.
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Nick Upton / Spotted longhorn beetle (Rutpela maculata = Strangalia maculata) takes off after feeding on a Common spotted orchid flower (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) in a woodland ride, Lower Woods, Gloucestershire, UK,...
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Chris Mattison / Roman orchid (Dactylorhiza romana). Troodos Mountains, Cyprus, March.
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Heather Angel / Scarab beetles sleeping overnight in Persian marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza umbrosa). Turkey. June.
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David Woodfall / Northern marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella ) amongst Machair flowers North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July.
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David Woodfall / Northern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella ) amongst Machair flowers, The Borve, North Uist, Scotland, UK, July.
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Ross Hoddinott / Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydrayas aurinia) on Spotted heath orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata), Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. June.
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Michael Hutchinson / Pull focus shot from a Southern marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa) to a pair of Marsh fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia) mating, Devon, England, UK, June.