Orchidaceae

Early spider-orchid

Ophrys sphegodes Mill.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Ophrys

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Early spider-orchid (Ophrys sphegodes) — FlowerPhoto: Denis Bastianelli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (22)

Arabic: حاجبية دبورية, أوفريس دبوري
arz: اوفريس دبورى
Bulgarian: Паяковидно бръмбарче
Catalan: Abellera aranyosa
Chinese: 眉兰
Corsican: Ofride ragnu, Ragnu
Czech: Tořič pavoukonosný
Dutch: Spinnenorchis
English: Early spider-orchid, Early spider orchid
German: Grosse Spinnen-Ragwurz, Große Spinnen-Ragwurz, Spinnen-Ragwurz
Hebrew: דבורנית הקטיפה
hsb: Pawkowa orchija
Hungarian: Pókbangó
Italian: Ofride verde-bruna
Luxembourgish: Spannen-Aperhoerorchidee
Persian: ابرویی عنکبوتی
Polish: Dwulistnik pajęczy
Slovak: Hmyzovník pavúkovitý
Spanish: Primeras orquídeas araña
Turkish: Tavşan salebi
Ukrainian: Комашник павуконосний, Офрис кримська
Welsh: Tegeirian-y-corryn cynnar

Synonyms

Ophrys aranifera f. pseudaranifera Murr
Ophrys aranifera subsp. arachnitiformis (Gren. & Philippe) E.G.Camus
Ophrys sphegodes subsp. panormitana (Tod.) Kreutz

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 5,387 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Denis Bastianelli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Thierry Arbault, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bellsprout, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Velela, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Diego González Dopico, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: hecklemore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.