Cattleya purpurata Cattleya purpurata Cattleya purpurata, known in the past as Laelia purpurata and Sophronitis purpurata, is native to Brazil where it is very popular among orchid growers. It is an epiphyte that is found in the canopy of tall trees near coastal areas, in the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo. The orchid favors bright light and cool to warm conditions and is relative easy to cultive. C. purpurata has been used extensively as a parent in hybridizing with Cattleyas. Cattleya purpurata blooms from late spring to fall with three to five flowers on a
Portia labiata specimens. The following table shows the hunting performance of adult females. In addition to "P. labiata", the table shows for comparison the hunting performances of "P. africana", "P. schultzi" and three regional variants of "P. fimbriata". A female "P. labiata" often hangs a capture web from pliant stems and leaves of shrubs and lower branches of trees, rather than from rocks and tree trunks. Males of "Portia" do not build capture webs. A female "P. labiata" more often pursues small jumping spiders and web spiders than larger prey. While it more often catches small jumping spiders than larger ones, it