Ophrys kotschyi, the Cyprus bee orchid or Kotschy's ophrys, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to south-western Turkey and Cyprus. Ophrys kotschyi occurs in grasslands and in open pine woodlands. It is listed as "near-threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Subspecies Two subspecies that were formerly recognized, Ophrys kotschyi subsp. ariadnae and Ophrys kotschyi subsp. cretica, are now placed in a separate species, Ophrys cretica. This had been suggested in a 2011 molecular phylogenetic study.Gábor Sramkó, Gergely Gulyás & Attila Molnár V. 2011. Convergent evolution in Ophrys kotschyi (Orchidaceae) revisited: a study using nrITS and cpIGS sequences. Ann. Bot. Fennici 48: 97–106, Helsinki, ISSN 1797-2442 , Plants of the World Online accepted no subspecies of Ophrys kotschyi.
Ecology Ophrys kotschyi is pollinated by anthophorine bees of the genus Melecta.
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Plant Net Cyprus, Establishment of a Plant Micro-Reserve Network in Cyprus for the Conservation of Priority Species and Habitats, Ophrys kotschyi Orchids of Cyprus, Ophrys kotschyi Cyprus Center of Environmental Research and Education Holy Church of Limassol, The species of March, Ophrys kotschyi Forum fur Naturfotografen, Kotschys Ragwurz (Ophrys kotschyi)