Platanthera bifolia
Lesser Butterfly Orchid
Photo: (c) Ramunė Vakarė, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Ramunė Vakarė (iNaturalist)
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Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1890
First collected
1964
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1890 by Geersek, S. (Djurgarden, Stockholm). The Museum last collected it in 1964; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 24, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
16,033 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-24
Ishimskiy rayon, Tyumen', Russia
(c) tsekhmister_k, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Ленинский округ, Тюмень, Тюменская обл., Россия
(c) Елена Левкина, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Minsk, Minsk, Belarus
(c) Станислав, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Володарский район, Нижегородская область, RU
(c) Puzankov Aleksei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Omsk Oblast, Russia, 646136
(c) Andrey Efremov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Некоузский р-н, Ярославская обл., Россия
(c) Eduard Garin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Краснобаковский р-н, Нижегородская обл., Россия
(c) Serych, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
18300 Heinola, Suomi
(c) janineiaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)