Ophrys sphegodes Mill.
(Early Spider-orchid)

Interactions where Ophrys sphegodes is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
flower flower is pollinated or fertilised by male Restricted Andrena nigroaenea Buffish Mining Bee Hymenoptera: Andrenidae Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide, Harrap, A. & S., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Andrenidae/Andrena nigroaenea/Andrena nigroaeneabuffish mining beemale Plant / pollinated /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Ophrys sphegodes/Ophrys sphegodesearly spider-orchidflowerSole male pollinates or fertilises flower

Author & YearTitleSource
Harrap, A. & S., 2009Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide2nd edition, 480pp, A&C Black Publishers Ltd

Ophrys sphegodes (Early Spider-orchid) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOphrys sphegodes (Early Spider-orchid)
GenusOphrys (spider and insect orchids)
FamilyORCHIDACEAE (orchids)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ophrys sphegodes (Early Spider-orchid)

Ophrys sphegodes (Early Spider-orchid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ophrys sphegodes (Early Spider-orchid):

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