Lepanthes calodictyon is a small epiphytic orchid native to the montane forest of Ecuador and Colombia, commonly found at elevations ranging from . This orchid practices pseudocopulation, with the flower resembling a female insect to the extent of initially fooling entomologists) the flower grows out of the leaf. The leaves have a checkerboard pattern of two shades of green on the upper surface, and red stripes on white underneath.