The mimicking of flowers to resemble female wasp parts has since been recorded in other orchid genera.

[4] Although termed pseudocopulation, vigorous copulation does occur, and the male wasp ejaculates enough so that the emissions are visible to the naked eye on the flower parts.

[5] The flowers of Cryptostylis orchids and female wasp body parts are very similar in colour when viewed under a hymenopteran visual system, despite looking unlike to human eyes.

[6] The Cryptostylis flowers have no smell detectable to humans, but have been shown to have an odour which attracts the wasp.

[1] The head, mesosoma, legs and apical segments of the metasoma are red-brown, the first four segments of the metasoma are black with paired large white spots, and the wings are a dark smoky brown except at the apex of the fore wings.