BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Platanthera bifolia (L.) Rich. (Lesser Butterfly-orchid)
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platanthera bifolia | In flower | 7 June 2005 | South Wiltshire | England | 3 |
| Platanthera bifolia | Plant | 10 June 1982 | North Wiltshire | England | 3 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Bateman, R.M. & Sexton, R., 2008 | Is spur length of Platanthera species in the British Isles adaptively optimized or an evolutionary red herring? |
| Strachan, I., 2007, Lesser Butterfly Orchids, British Wildlife, Volume 18, No 6: 443 (Colour photograph) | Lesser Butterfly Orchids |
Platanthera bifolia may also be covered by literature listed under:
|
BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
PLANTAE (plants) |
SPERMATOPHYTA (vascular plants) |
MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants) |
LILIIDAE (monocotyledonous flowering plants) |
ORCHIDACEAE (orchids) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Associated with Platanthera bifolia:
 |
flower | flower is pollenated or fertilised by adult | Sphingidae - hawk or sphinx moths (Lepidoptera) | 
|
Bateman, R.M. & Sexton, R., 2008 |
Platanthera bifolia may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
|
MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants) |
LILIIDAE (monocotyledonous flowering plants) |
ORCHIDACEAE (orchids) |
References
| Bateman, R.M. & Sexton, R., 2008 | Is spur length of Platanthera species in the British Isles adaptively optimized or an evolutionary red herring? |
