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Fly Orchid

Ophrys insectifera

389Records since 2000
MayPeak month
14Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar3
Apr11
May194
Jun160
Jul8
Aug2
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cumbria England59
2North Yorkshire England44
3Kent England37
4Luton England17
5Oxfordshire England8
6Surrey England5
7Gloucestershire England5
8Northamptonshire England5
9Essex England3
10Medway England3
11Bristol, City of England2
12Isle of Anglesey Wales2
13Peterborough England2
14Bath and North East Somerset England1
345 England6 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 14 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
389
Peak month
May
Counties with records
14
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Ophrys insectifera
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
429
Most recorded in
Cumbria
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Ophrys
Name with authority
Ophrys insectifera L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q158927 · GBIF 2792588