Butterfly Orchid

Tuesday Photo Challenge – Rain by jansenphotojansenphoto (Dutch goes the Photo!)

Rainy day moments!

The Butterfly Orchid has long petals which look like antennae and its speckled brown and yellow sepals look like outspread wings.

psychopsis papilio
psychopsis papilio | 20 April, 2018 | Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Tuesday Photo Challenge – Rain by jansenphotojansenphoto (Dutch goes the Photo!)

Rainy day moments!

I toured the Duke Farms Orchid Orchid Range in Hillsborough Township on Friday. The inside of the greenhouse is like a tropical rainforest; hot and humid. There was a heavy mist inside.

The subtropical and tropical orchid displays are stunning. These photos are of Psychopsis papilio commonly known as the butterfly orchid. It has long petals which look like antennae and its speckled brown and yellow sepals look like outspread wings.

psychopsis papilio
psychopsis papilio | 20 April, 2018 | Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, United States of America

Author: Khürt Williams

Gen X-er near Princeton University in Montgomery Township, New Jersey, with a passion for aquariums, terrariums, technology, and photography. I love hiking in the woods, and my eclectic musical tastes span soca, Afrobeat, calypso, 1990s rap, grunge rock, and alternative genres.

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