Ophrys insectifera L.
(Fly Orchid)

Interactions where Ophrys insectifera is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
flower flower is pollinated or fertilised by pseudo-copulating male Argogorytes fargeii a solitary wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide, Harrap, A. & S., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Argogorytes fargeii/Argogorytes fargeiia solitary wasppseudo-copulatingmale Plant / pollinated /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Ophrys insectifera/Ophrys insectiferafly orchidflower pseudo-copulating male pollinates or fertilises flower
flower flower is pollinated or fertilised by pseudo-copulating male Argogorytes mystaceus Field Digger Wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide, Harrap, A. & S., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Argogorytes mystaceus/Argogorytes mystaceusfield digger wasppseudo-copulatingmale Plant / pollinated /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Ophrys insectifera/Ophrys insectiferafly orchidflower pseudo-copulating male pollinates or fertilises flower
flower flower is pollinated or fertilised by pseudo-copulating male Foreign Gorytes a genus of solitary wasps Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Orchids of Northern Europe, Nilsson, S., 1979
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Gorytes/Gorytesa genus of solitary waspspseudo-copulatingmale Plant / pollinatedForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Ophrys insectifera/Ophrys insectiferafly orchidflower pseudo-copulating male pollinates or fertilises flower

Author & YearTitleSource
Harrap, A. & S., 2009Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide2nd edition, 480pp, A&C Black Publishers Ltd
Nilsson, S., 1979Orchids of Northern EuropePenguin Nature Guides, 146pp, Penguin Books

Ophrys insectifera (Fly Orchid) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOphrys insectifera (Fly Orchid)
GenusOphrys (spider and insect orchids)
FamilyORCHIDACEAE (orchids)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ophrys insectifera (Fly Orchid)

Ophrys insectifera (Fly Orchid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ophrys insectifera (Fly Orchid):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 11 images of Ophrys insectifera (Fly Orchid)
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