Ophrys insectifera. Fly orchid.

Gotland, Sweden. June 2025.

A small and distinctive orchid. The ‘bands’ high on the speculum can be white to light purple, with thin ‘wine-like’ petals appearing at the head. It is the most northerly found ophrys, the examples below from a grassy meadow in central Gotland, Sweden.

Gotland, Sweden. June 2025.
Gotland, Sweden. June 2025.
Gotland, Sweden. Juner 2025.

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