One species, in particular, sometimes referred to as the Tampa butterfly orchid flower, is highly prized for its highly floriferous habit and unique coloration. For anyone fascinated with orchids ...

The Tampa butterfly orchid (Encyclia tampensis) is prized for its unique colors and prolific blooms. Native to Florida, it's ...

The white fringeless orchid, also known as the monkey-face orchid ... The plant is pollinated by butterflies like eastern tiger swallowtails, spicebush swallowtails and silver-spotted skippers, whose ...

Rare plants at Cloud Hill include the bee orchid, greater butterfly orchid, common-spotted orchid, early purple orchid, solomon's seal and herb-robert. Butterflies observed include the rare purple ...

Next time you’re outside, say a silent thanks for the many unsung insect pollinators helping to keep our ecosystems healthy.

The moth gets exclusive access to food and the orchids get a reliable pollinator. Very nifty, but how does such an interaction develop? The "Partners in Evolution: Butterflies & Plants" exhibit ...

pink clouds of heath-spotted orchids, the exquisite bee, heath fragrant, and the increasingly rare lesser butterfly. The slacks between the huge dunes in this UNESCO Biosphere Reserve are home to ...

But many other insects—including beetles, flies, moths and butterflies—also visit flowers ... are believed to be the pollinators of midge orchids (Genoplesium spp), many of which are rare ...