Orchid family : ORCHIDACEAE (LILIIDAE) in Australia

Flower Families

Don Herbison-Evans, (donherbisonevans@outlook.com) & Christine Ashe

Plant Classes

Acianthus caudatus Mayfly Orchid Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Bulbophyllum baileyi Bailey's Orchid Townsville, February 2012 Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks	Caladenia flava Cowslip Orchid Wyee, September 2007	Caladenia carnea Pink Fingers Orchid Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens
Caladenia dilatata Green Comb Spider Orchid Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Caladenia fragrentisima Scented Spider Orchid Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Caladenia oenochila Wine Lipped Spider Orchid Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Caladenia verrucosa Mallee Spider Orchid Pink Lakes, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens
Calochilus robertsonii Purple Beard Orchid Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Chiloglottis formicifera Ant Orchid Wyee, September 2011	Cryptostylis subuluta Large Tongue Orchid Wyee, January 2012	Cyanicula caerulea Blue Fairy Wyee, August 2009
Cymbidium species Cymbidium Sydney, September 2006	Cyrtostylis reniformis Gnat Orchid Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Dendrobium Ekapol Big Panda Burwood, August 2007	Dendrobium speciosum Rock Lily Sydney, September 2006
Dendrobium tetragonum Tree Spider-orchid Wyee, November 2006	Dipodium variegatum Spotted Hyacinth Orchid Wyee, March 2006	Diuris alba White Donkey Wyee, August 2009	Elythranthera brunosis Purple Enamel Orchid Wyee, September 2007
Epidendrum radicans Crucifix Orchid Sydney, September 2006	Glossodia major Wax Lip Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Leptoceras menziesii Hare Orchid Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Lyperanthus suaveolens Brown Beaks Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens
Petalochilus carnea Pink Fingers Wyee, September 2007	Petalochilus catenata White Fingers Wyee, September 2007	Phalaenopsis hybrid Moth Orchid Sydney, September 2006	Pterostylis curta Blunt Greenhood Wyee, July 2007

Pterostylis nutans Nodding Greenhood Wyee, July 2007

Thelymitra adorata Adorable Orchid North Wyong, September 2007 Photo: courtesy of Boris Branwhite

Orchids are known to be attacked by the caterpillars of some Butterflies and Moths in Australia, including:

Hypolycaena danis

Diathryptica proterva

Sphenarches anisodactylus

Homona mermerodes

Thallarcha jocularis

as well as

Dendrobium beetles

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Australian butterflies

Australian Lepidoptera

Australian moths

(updated 15 April 2014, 22 April 2020)