Diuris sp. (hybrid)

Hybrid Donkey Orchid at Watson, ACT

Diuris sp. (hybrid) at Watson, ACT - 3 Oct 2022
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Diuris sp. (hybrid) 5 Oct 2022 MattM
Diuris chryseopsis 3 Oct 2022 simonstratford

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Not sure if this is a golden moth or leopard double tail. Approx 30cm tall.

3 comments

MattM wrote:
   3 Oct 2022
This looks like the mythical D. chryseopsis of Mt Majura. Although I can't quite tell if this is actually a hybrid with D. pardina. @DerekC , thoughts?
DerekC wrote:
   4 Oct 2022
I think these are hybrids looking at the size of the labellum sidelobes. I think these are the same plants as record Diuris sp. (hybrid) (Hybrid Donkey Orchid) which I had decided were hybrids.
waltraud wrote:
   5 Oct 2022
I agree with a hybrid; it doesn't look like the straight Golden moth but the species is most likely involved along with D pardina.

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 3 Oct 2022 02:39 PM Recorded on
  • simonstratford Recorded by

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