Species
The number of species recognized within the genus varies very widely between authorities. Flora Europaea in 1980 and Pedersen & Faurholdt in 2007 listed about 20 species in Europe as a whole; Buttler in 1991 increased this to 53 for slightly larger geographical area; Delforge in 1995 gave a total of 130 species. By contrast, a molecular phylogenetic study in 2008 suggested that there were around 10 distinguishable groups. As of March 2012, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognizes 34 species of Ophrys worldwide, along with their subspecies:
- Ophrys apifera – Bee Orchid
- Ophrys argolica – Argolian Bee-orchid
- Ophrys argolica subsp. aegaea
- Ophrys argolica subsp. argolica
- Ophrys argolica subsp. biscutella
- Ophrys argolica subsp. crabronifera
- Ophrys argolica subsp. elegans
- Ophrys argolica subsp. lesbis
- Ophrys argolica subsp. lucis
- Ophrys atlantica – Atlantic Bee-orchid
- Ophrys bertolonii – Bertoloni's Bee-orchid
- Ophrys bombyliflora – Bumblebee Orchid
- Ophrys cilicica – Cilician Bee-orchid
- Ophrys ferrum-equinum – Horseshoe Bee-orchid
- Ophrys ferrum-equinum subsp. ferrum-equinum
- Ophrys ferrum-equinum subsp. gottfriediana
- Ophrys fuciflora – Late Spider-orchid
- Ophrys fuciflora subsp. andria
- Ophrys fuciflora subsp. apulica
- Ophrys fuciflora subsp. biancae
- Ophrys fuciflora subsp. bornmuelleri
- Ophrys fuciflora subsp. candica
- Ophrys fuciflora subsp. chestermanii
- Ophrys fuciflora subsp. elatior
- Ophrys fuciflora subsp. fuciflora
- Ophrys fuciflora subsp. grandiflora
- Ophrys fuciflora subsp. lacaitae
- Ophrys fuciflora subsp. oxyrrhynchos
- Ophrys fuciflora subsp. pallidiconi
- Ophrys fuciflora subsp. parvimaculata
- Ophrys fusca – Sombre Bee-orchid, Dark Bee-orchid
- Ophrys fusca subsp. blitopertha
- Ophrys fusca subsp. cinereophila
- Ophrys fusca subsp. fusca
- Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor
- Ophrys fusca subsp. pallida
- Ophrys insectifera – Fly Orchid
- Ophrys insectifera nothosubsp. tytecaeana
- Ophrys insectifera subsp. aymoninii
- Ophrys insectifera subsp. insectifera
- Ophrys isaura
- Ophrys kojurensis
- Ophrys konyana
- Ophrys kopetdagensis
- Ophrys kotschyi – Cyprus Bee-orchid, Kotschy's Bee-orchid
- Ophrys kotschyi subsp. ariadnae
- Ophrys kotschyi subsp. cretica
- Ophrys kotschyi subsp. kotschyi
- Ophrys kreutzii
- Ophrys lepida
- Ophrys lunulata
- Ophrys lutea – Yellow Bee-orchid
- Ophrys lutea subsp. aspea
- Ophrys lutea subsp. galilaea
- Ophrys lutea subsp. lutea
- Ophrys lutea subsp. melena
- Ophrys lycia
- Ophrys oblita
- Ophrys omegaifera – Omega Bee-orchid
- Ophrys omegaifera subsp. dyris
- Ophrys omegaifera subsp. fleischmannii
- Ophrys omegaifera subsp. hayekii
- Ophrys omegaifera subsp. israelitica
- Ophrys omegaifera subsp. omegaifera
- Ophrys pseudomammosa
- Ophrys reinholdii – Reinhold's Bee-orchid
- Ophrys reinholdii subsp. antiochiana
- Ophrys reinholdii subsp. reinholdii
- Ophrys reinholdii subsp. straussii
- Ophrys schulzei
- Ophrys scolopax – Woodcock Bee-orchid
- Ophrys scolopax subsp. apiformis
- Ophrys scolopax subsp. conradiae
- Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta
- Ophrys scolopax subsp. heldreichii
- Ophrys scolopax subsp. rhodia
- Ophrys scolopax subsp. scolopax
- Ophrys speculum – Mirror Bee-orchid, Mirror Orchid
- Ophrys speculum subsp. lusitanica
- Ophrys speculum subsp. regis-ferdinandii
- Ophrys speculum subsp. speculum
- Ophrys sphegodes – Early Spider-orchid
- Ophrys sphegodes nothosubsp. jeanpertii
- Ophrys sphegodes subsp. aesculapii
- Ophrys sphegodes subsp. araneola
- Ophrys sphegodes subsp. atrata
- Ophrys sphegodes subsp. aveyronensis
- Ophrys sphegodes subsp. catalcana
- Ophrys sphegodes subsp. cretensis
- Ophrys sphegodes subsp. epirotica
- Ophrys sphegodes subsp. gortynia
- Ophrys sphegodes subsp. helenae
- Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa
- Ophrys sphegodes subsp. passionis
- Ophrys sphegodes subsp. sipontensis
- Ophrys sphegodes subsp. sphegodes
- Ophrys sphegodes subsp. spruneri
- Ophrys tenthredinifera
- Ophrys tremoris
- Ophrys ulupinara
- Ophrys umbilicata
- Ophrys umbilicata subsp. beerii
- Ophrys umbilicata subsp. bucephala
- Ophrys umbilicata subsp. calycadniensis
- Ophrys umbilicata subsp. flavomarginata
- Ophrys umbilicata subsp. lapethica
- Ophrys umbilicata subsp. latakiana
- Ophrys umbilicata subsp. umbilicata
- Ophrys urteae
- Ophrys zagrica
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