I photographed this orchid species on 14 April 2024 between Chandras and Sitanos in the eastern mountains of Crete.
The identification books speak of many subspecies and a wide range of forms for Ophrys cretica. The illustration and description of Ophrys cretica subsp. karpathensis fits best here. However, the patterns are clearly different (e.g. the “mischievous face” and the “belly”). Perhaps this is a separate subspecies that I have not yet found in my books? Does someone know more about this topic?
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