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Early spider orchid

Ophrys sphegodes

211Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
6Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar1
Apr113
May83
Jun2
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec1

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England21
2Kent England6
3Surrey England2
4Medway England2
5Gloucestershire England1
6Isle of Wight England1
209 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
211
Peak month
April
Counties with records
6
Scientific name
Ophrys sphegodes
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
157
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, EU wildlife trade (CITES) annexes, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Ophrys
Name with authority
Ophrys sphegodes Mill.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q161476 · GBIF 2793334