Wild Wonders of Europe/ Bartocha / Yellow ophrys orchid (Ophrys lutea) in flower, Gargano National Park, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, April 2008

Bernard Castelein / Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera), Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. June

Chris Mattison / Lesser yellow bee orchid (Ophrys sicula), Western Cyprus. March.

Chris Mattison / Lesser yellow bee orchid (Ophrys sicula), Western Cyprus. March.

Guy Edwardes / Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera), Powerstock Common, Dorset Wildlife Trust, Dorset, England, UK.

David Woodfall / Fen orchid (Liparis loeselli) in flower, Whitford Burrows NNR, Gower, Wales, UK. July.

Kim Taylor / Man Orchid (Orchis anthropophora). Apennines, Italy, May.

Russell Cooper / Man orchid (Aceras anthropophorum) Kent, UK.

Robin Chittenden / Fen orchid (Liparis loeselii) Norfolk, UK June

Robin Chittenden / Fen orchid (Liparis loeselii) Norfolk, UK June

Lorraine Bennery / Forester moth (Adscita sp), mating on Ophrys (Ophrys lutea), Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, France, May.

Andres M. Dominguez / Autumn lady's-tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, September.

Constantinos Petrinos / Yellow Bee-Orchid (Ophrys lutea subsp. lutea) Mount Hymettus, Kessariani Aesthetic Forest, East-Central Attica, Greece, March.

Constantinos Petrinos / Yellow Bee-Orchid (Ophrys lutea subsp. lutea) Mount Hymettus, Kessariani Aesthetic Forest, East-Central Attica, Greece, March.

Constantinos Petrinos / Yellow bee orchid (Ophrys lutea subsp. lutea) Mount Hymettus, Kessariani Aesthetic Forest, East-Central Attica, Greece, March.

Constantinos Petrinos / Yellow bee orchid (Ophrys lutea subsp. lutea) flower, Mount Hymettus, Kessariani Aesthetic Forest, East-Central Attica, Greece, March.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Lacaita's Ophrys (Ophrys lacaitae) in flower, rare grassland species, near Ferla, Sicily, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Small spider orchid (Ophrys araneola) in flower, Mount Argentario. Italy, April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Yellow Ophrys (Ophrys lutea) in flower, near Monte St Angelo, Gargano, Italy, April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Pale Ophrys (Ophrys pallida) in flower, Bosco di Ficuzza forest, Sicily, Italy, May. Endemic to Sicily.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Lacaita's Ophrys (Ophrys lacaitae) in flower, rare grassland species, near Ferla, Sicily, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Lacaita's Ophrys (Ophrys lacaitae) in flower, rare grassland species, near Ferla, Sicily, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee orchid yellow variant (Ophrys apifera var chlorantha) Musee dei Fiori near Torrealfina, Lazio, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Small yellow Ophrys (Ophrys lutea minor) in flower, near Monte St Angelo, Gargano. Italy, April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera var chlorantha) yellow variant in flower, Musee dei Fiori near Torrealfina, Lazio, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera var chlorantha) slighly darker yellow form, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Lacaita's Ophrys (Ophrys lacaitae) in flower, rare grassland species, near Ferla, Sicily, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Lacaita's Ophrys (Ophrys lacaitae) in flower, rare grassland species, near Ferla, Sicily, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Man Orchids (Orchis anthropophorum / Aceras anthrophorum) Nera Valley, near Spoleto, Umbria, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera var chlorantha) yellow variety, Torrealfina near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Lacaita's Ophrys (Ophrys lacaitae) a rare endemic species, Ferla, Sicily, Italy, April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Yellow Ophrys (Ophrys lutea) Ferla, Sicily, Italy, April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Lacaita's Ophrys (Ophrys lacaitae) rare endemic species,, Ferla, Sicily, Italy, April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Small yellow ophrys (Ophrys lutea ssp galilea / Ophrys sicula). Mount Argentario, Tuscany, Italy. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Bumble-bee orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora) Mount Argentario, Tuscany, Italy, April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Yellow Ophrys (Ophrys lutea) near Peschici, Gargano, Puglia, Italy, April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Small yellow Ophrys (Ophrys lutea ssp galilea / Ophrys sicula) Pescia Romana, Orbetello, Lazio, Italy, April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Lacaita's Ophrys (Ophrys lacaitae) a rare endemic species, Ferla, Sicily, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Lacaita's Ophrys (Ophrys lacaitae) a rare endemic species, Ferla, Sicily, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Yellow ophrys (Ophrys lutea ssp phryganae) endemic, Gargano, Puglia, Italy, April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Yellow ophrys (Ophrys lutea ssp phryganae / lutea) endemic, Gargano, Puglia, Italy, April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Hornet Ophrys (Ophrys crabronifera var chlorantha) rare yellow form, Villalago, near Terni, Umbria, Italy, April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Hybrid Orchid (Ophrys x etrusca) hybrid of Early spider (Ophrys sphegodes) and Sawfly orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera) Via Appia Antiha, Rome, Italy. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Lily beetles (Lilioceris lilii) mating on hybrid orchid, Ophrys lacaitae x Ophrys holoseria ssp gracilis, in woodland, near San Marco in Lamis, Puglia, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Hybrid orchid (Ophrys lacaitae x Ophrys holoseria ssp gracilis) in woodland, near San Marco in Lamis, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Hybrid orchid (Ophrys lacaitae x Ophrys holoseria ssp gracilis) in woodland, near San Marco in Lamis, Italy, May.

MYN / Emanuele Biggi / Bee orchids (Ophrys incubacea) Matera, Italy. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Emanuele Biggi / Yellow Ophrys (Ophrys lutea) San Bartolomeo al Mare, Italy. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Early Spider Orchid (Ophrys sphegodes) Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Yellow Ophrys (Ophrys lutea) in flower, near Monte St Angelo, Gargano, Italy, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee Orchid yellow variety (Ophrys apifera var chlorantha) in flower, Torrefalfina, Orvieto, Italy, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Sawfly orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera) in flower, Gious Kambos, near Spili, Crete, April

Paul Harcourt Davies / Iris Ophrys (Ophrys iricolor) in flower, a widespread orchid of the eastern Mediterranean. Gious Kambos, near Spili, Crete, April

Paul Harcourt Davies / Phrygana Ophrys (Ophrys phrygana) in flower, Festos, Crete, April

Paul Harcourt Davies / Iris Ophrys (Ophrys iricolor) flower, a widespread and imposing orchid of the eastern Mediterranean. Gious Kambos, near Spili, Crete

Paul Harcourt Davies / Early Spider Orchid (Ophrys sphegodes ssp cretensis) flower, Festos, Crete, April

Paul Harcourt Davies / Breasted Ophrys (Ophrys mammosa) in flower, Festos, Crete, April

Robert Thompson / Bee orchid (Ophrys promontorii) flower, north of Mattinata, Gargano, Italy, April

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Ophrys orchid (Ophrys x maremmae) a natural hybrid between (Ophrys fuciflora) and (Ophrys tenthredinifera) occasionally found where both species are present together, Umbria, Italy, May. meetyourneig...

Ross Hoddinott / Early Spider Orchid (Ophrys sphegodes) in flower. Durlston Country Park, near Swanage, Dorset, UK, April.

Robert Thompson / Orchid (Ophrys lacaitae) Apennine Mountains, Italy, May

Robert Thompson / Hybrd orchid flower (Ophrys lacaitae x Ophrys gracilis) Apennine Mountains, Italy, May

Robert Thompson / Orchid flower (Ophrys gracilis) Cilento National Park, Apennine Mountains, Italy, May

Christian Ziegler / Mirror Orchid (Ophrys speculum) flowering along coast mimick female bees, Sardinia, Italy

Inaki Relanzon / Sombre bee orchid (Oprhys fusca) Girona, Spain.

Inaki Relanzon / Sombre bee orchid (Oprhys fusca) Girona, Spain.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera var chlorantha) yellow variety. Italy

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Yellow ophrys orchid (Ophrys lutea) in flower, Gargano National Park, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, April 2008

Robert Thompson / Lesser yellow bee orchid {Ophrys sicula} The Peleponnese, Southern Greece, April

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Lesser yellow bee orchid (Ophrys sicula) flowers, Katharo, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Lesser yellow bee orchid (Ophrys sicula) flowers, Katharo, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Lesser yellow bee orchid (Ophrys sicula) flower, Katharo, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Two Lesser yellow bee orchid (Ophrys sicula) flowers, Katharo, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Lesser yellow bee orchid (Ophrys sicula) flowers, Katharo, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe/ Bartocha / Yellow ophrys orchid (Ophrys lutea) in flower, Gargano National Park, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, April 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe/ Bartocha / Phrygana bee orchid (Ophrys phryganae) flower, Gargano National Park, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, April 2008

Rolf Nussbaumer / Yellow Bee Orchid {Ophrys lutea} flower, Samos, Greek Island, Greece, April

Hans Christoph Kappel / Yellow Ophyrs Orchid (Ophyrs lutea) Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Yellow ophrys orchid {Ophrys lutea} Spain

Niall Benvie / Yellow ophrys orchid flower (Ophrys lutea) Crete

Hans Christoph Kappel / Portrait of a Yellow ophrys / bee orchid {Ophrys lutea}, Europe.

Guy Edwardes / Birds nest orchid (Neottia nidus-avis) in flower in beech forest, near Bratsigovo, Bulgaria. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Corsican ophrys (Ophrys corsica) in flower, Gargano, Puglia, Italy. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Sawfly ophrys (Ophrys tenthredinifera) in flower, Gargano, Puglia, Italy. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Slcilian ophrys (Ophrys lutea sicula) in flower, Gargano, Puglia, Italy. April.

Linda Pitkin / Sawfly orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera) in flower, Arta, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. April.

Linda Pitkin / Sawfly orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera) in flower, Arta, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. April.

Linda Pitkin / Mirror orchid (Ophrys speculum) in flower, Arta, Capdepera, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. April.

Linda Pitkin / Mirror orchid (Ophrys speculum) in flower, Arta, Capdepera, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. April.

Linda Pitkin / Mirror orchid (Ophrys speculum) in flower, Arta, Capdepera, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. April.

Linda Pitkin / Mirror orchid (Ophrys speculum) in flower, close up, Arta, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. April.

Linda Pitkin / Mirror orchid (Ophrys speculum) in flower, close up, Arta, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Bi-coloured bee orchid variety (Ophrys apifera var. bicolor) in flower, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Man orchid (Orchis anthropophora) in flower, Sibillini, Umbria. Italy, May.

Nick Upton / Fen orchid (Liparis loeselii) flowering in a marshy dune slack, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Fen orchid (Liparis loeselii) flowering in a marshy dune slack, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, July.