Restrepia muscifera  (Lindl.) Rchb.f. ex Lindl.  

from the Latin muscifer, "fly bearing", in allusion to the appearance of the flower.

Subgenus: Restrepia

Section: Pleurothallopsis

Plant ID:  00235, 00236, 00237

Additional Information:  Found in Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador at altitudes ranging from 1,000 feet (300 m) to 7,500 feet (2,300 m).

Synonyms:

Pleurothallis muscifera  Lindl.

Restrepia lansbergii  sensu Hook.

Restrepia xanthophthalma  Rchb.f.

Restrepia dayana  Rchb.f.

Restrepia shuttleworthii  Rolfe

Restrepia powellii  Schltr.

Restrepia tonduzii  Schltr.

Pleurothallis dayana  (Rchb.f.) L.O.Williams

Pleurothallis xanthophthalma  (Rchb.f.) L.O.Williams

Restrepia muscifera ssp. shuttleworthii  (Rolfe) Mohr

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