Anacamptis papilionacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Anacamptis
Species:	A. papilionacea
Binomial name
Anacamptis papilionacea (L.) R.M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Synonyms
Orchis papilionacea L. (1759) (basionym) Vermeulenia papilionacea (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve (1972) Vermeulenia papilionacea var. bruhnsiana (Gruner) Szlach. (2001) Vermeulenia papilionacea var. grandiflora (Boiss.) Szlach. (2001) Vermeulenia papilionacea var. heroica (E.D.Clarke) Szlach. (2001)

Anacamptis papilionacea (formerly Orchis papilionacea) is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae. It is commonly known as the pink butterfly orchid.

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in Southern Europe and Northern Africa (Spain, Turkey, Serbia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Aegean Islands, ...), and favors dry and stony ground.^[1]: 510