Nigel Cattlin / Housefly (Phaonia valida) using labellum to feed on kitchen work surface, close up. England, UK. October.
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Bruno D'Amicis / Adriatic lizard orchid (Himantoglossum adriaticum), detail of the labellum. Abruzzo, Central Apennines, Italy, May.
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Nick Upton / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga sp) with pollen dusted thorax, feeding on Ivy flowers (Hedera helix) with extended proboscis sponging up nectar with disc like labellum, Wiltshire garden, UK, September
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Nick Upton / Muscid fly (Graphomya maculata) female feeding on Ivy flowers (Hedera helix) with extended proboscis sponging up nectar with disc like labellum. Wiltshire garden, UK, October
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Nick Upton / Bluebottle fly (Calliphora vicina) feeding on Ivy flowers (Hedera helix) with extended proboscis, sponging up nectar with disc-like labellum. Wiltshire garden, UK, September
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Thomas Marent / Moon Orchid (Phalaenopsis amabilis) flower showing colorful column and labellum, Tenom, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
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Philippe Clement / Close-up of labellum of Lizard Orchid {Himantoglossum hircinum} La Brenne, France.
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Lorraine Bennery / Orchid (Cynorkis ridleyi). This species has an inverted labellum and is quite common in damp forests. Andasibe Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.