flowerspike of Lesser Butterfly Orchid (Platanthera bifolia) uses scent to attract Sphingid moth pollinators on damp grassland in Cumbria, England, UK

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Size: 2250px × 3000px
Location: Cumbria, England, UK
Photo credit: © Steve Holroyd / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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