Some nice variations in the late-flowering sun orchids with spots (Thelymitra ixioides/Thelymitra juncifolia) near Genoa, E. Gippsland, VIC. These later flowering forms generally have fewer/smaller flowers on shorter flowering stems with a lot of variation in spot size + number #orchids #inthefield

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Sicily Sicilian Apollo

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Purple donkey orchids (Diuris punctata) starting to flower, East Gippsland, VIC. Mostly only single flowers out on this visit but plenty of buds still to open. A fairly widespread sp. in VIC/NSW but regarded as vulnerable in VIC due to habitat depletion. #orchids #inthefield #biodiversity

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BCE Europe is spreading its wings and our European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme online system is now being used around the world. There are now 50 wonderful schemes in 44 countries. You can see a map and all the details here butterfly-monitoring.net/bms-schemes. Get involved if you can

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Today’s #WildlifeWednesday is the critically endangered Western Underground Orchid (Rhizanthella gardneri). One of the world’s rarest orchids, this tiny plant spends its entire lifecycle underground, relying on mycorrhizal fungi of nearby Melaleuca shrubs for nutrients! 📷 Jean & Fred Hort #WildOz

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