Heath spotted orchid

I found this Heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, at my local woodland churchyard today.
The Heath spotted orchid is very similar to the more common Common spotted orchid, but the flowers are more full, with less of a pronounced lip, and with more speckly, markings in dashes and dots.
I only found two, and luckily for me this one was being used as a perch for a Speckled bush cricket nymph!
Update on my Purple Hairstreak larva from May 11th, I thought it was dead, but when I looked today there was a newly hatched male purple hairstreak! wow!!

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