Ophrys argolica, the late spider orchid, or Argolian bee-orchid, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to Greece, Italy, Croatia, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon and Syria.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesAltervista Flora Italiana, Ofride dei Fuchi, Late Spider Orchid The epithet "argolica" refers to the Argolia region of Greece, southwest of Athens.Ancestry Images, Ancient Greece, Argolia, 1825.
Subspecies At present (May 2014), 7 subspecies are recognized:
Ophrys argolica subsp. aegaea (Kalteisen & H.R.Reinhard) H.A.Pedersen & Faurh. - Greek islands Ophrys argolica subsp. argolica - Greece Ophrys argolica subsp. biscutella (O.Danesch & E.Danesch) Kreutz - southern Italy, Croatia Ophrys argolica subsp. crabronifera (Sebast. & Mauri) Faurh. - central and southern Italy Ophrys argolica subsp. elegans (Renz) E.Nelson - Cyprus Ophrys argolica subsp. lesbis (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) H.A.Pedersen & Faurh. - western Turkey and the Greek Islands Ophrys argolica subsp. lucis (Kalteisen & H.R.Reinhard) H.A.Pedersen & Faurh. - Turkey, Syria, Greek islands
References
External links IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Arkive, Wildscreen, Argolic ophrys (Ophrys argolica) IOSPE photos, Orchid species, Ophrys argolica Orchids of Europe, photographic archives SFO-PCV Société Française d'Orchidophilie de Poitou-Charentes et Vendée, Les Orchidées de Grèce - Le Péloponnèse - Page 9 : Ophrys argolica.