It has a single erect, hairy leaf and usually only one greenish-yellow and red flower.

It was first formally described in 2001 by Stephen Hopper and Andrew Phillip Brown from the Salmon Gums specimen and the description was published in Nuytsia.

[1] The specific epithet (voigtii) honours Don Voigt who found the first specimen.

[3] The mohawk spider orchid is found between Bremer Bay and Balladonia in the Coolgardie and Mallee biogeographic regions where it grows in a variety of habitats including on granite outcrops and near salt lakes.

[2][3][4][5][6] Caladenia voigtii is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.