Question: I took this photo of a Hummingbird Clearwing Moth on a purple fringed orchid. The question is, is it P. …
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Question
I took this photo of a Hummingbird Clearwing Moth on a purple fringed orchid. The question is, is it P. psycodes or P. grandiflora? I saw several examples of this plant on the edge of the trail into Greeley Ponds in the WMNF in NH. All of them were 2 feet or less in height. Is there something I should look for in the future to discern P. psycodes from P. grandiflora?
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Dear gdewolf, good afternoon. Based on the round orifice to the spur and the forward directed rostellum lobes, this looks like Platanthera grandiflora (greater purple-fringed bog-orchid). Beautiful image, thank you for sharing.
