- Flowering period
- May - June
- Threat status ?
- Habitat
- Dry meadow
- Scientific name
- Ophrys insectifera
fly orchid
LB: Mécken-Aperhoerorchidee
FR: ophrys mouche
DE: Fliegen-Ragwurz
The flower of the fly orchid does not imitate a fly, but deceives male ragwort cicada wasps with its scent, which can be perceived for miles. Even the orientation of the flower hairs matches that of a female wasp. The fly orchid is found on dry, warm calcareous grasslands in the Gutland.