Butterfly orchid is a common name for several orchids and may refer to: Psychopsis, any species Platanthera, any species Sarcochilus, several species Anacamptis papilionacea (formerly in Orchis) Encyclia tampensis Epidendrum venosum Habenaria psycodes Platanthera chlorantha (the greater butterfly orchid of Europe) Platanthera bifolia (the lesser butterfly orchid of Europe) Polyrrhiza lindenii Phalaenopsis aphrodite