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 the draglines of equal-sized females and then pitted some of them in contests. Other females avoided the draglines of the victors, and spent the majority of their time on draglines of the losers. Similar tests showed that females of "P. fimbriata" from Australia and "P. schultzi" from Kenya do not avoid draglines of a powerful fighter. In "P. labiata" and in some other species, contests between males usually last only 5 to 10 seconds, and only their legs make contact. When hunting, mature females of "P. labiata", "P. africana", "P. fimbriata" and "P. schultzi" emit olfactory signals that reduce the