Ophrys Collection

Ophrys apifera, bee orchid
Watercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 17 June 1913

Plants / Ophrys Apifera
BEE ORCHID

Bertolonis bee orchid, Ophrys bertolonii. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Woodcock bee-orchid, Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta (Horned ophrys, Ophrys cornuta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards

Red root, Wachendorfia thyrsiflora, native to South Africa. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Yellow-flowered ophrys, Ophrys lutea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by Edward Dalton Smith from Robert Sweets The British Flower Garden, Ridgeway

Birds nest orchid, Neottia nidus-avis (Birds nest ophrys, Ophrys nidus-avis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1792

Bee orchid, Ophrys apifera. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Late spider orchid, Ophrys fuciflora (Ophrys arachnites). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Early spider-orchid, Ophrys sphegodes (Ophrys aranifera). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Common twayblade orchid, Neottia ovata. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Bee orchid, monkey orchid, moths and mite
Bee orchid, Ophrys apifera 1, monkey orchid, Orchis simia 2, rusty tussock moth, Orgyia antiqua 3, twenty-plume moth, Alucita hexadactyla 4, and Oribata geniculata mite 5

Fly orchid, Ophrys insectifera
L Ophrise a fleurs en forme d insectes. Fly orchid, Ophrys insectifera. Doris longwing, Heliconius doris. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs

Greek orchids: bumblebee orchid, Ophrys bombyliflora (Ophrys tabanifera) and horseshoe bee-orchid, Ophrys ferrum-equinum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by

Late spider-orchid or painted-lipped ophrys, Ophrys fuciflora. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Saw-fly orchid, Ophrys tenthredinifera. Handcoloured botanical engraving from John Sims Curtiss Botanical Magazine, Couchman, London, 1817

Curtis British Entomology Plate 516
Hymenoptera: Epeolus variegatus [Plant: Ophrys insectifera (Ophrys muscifera, Fly Ophrys)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 311
Coleoptera: Latridius elongatus = Dienerella elongata (Elongated Latridius) [Plant: Ophrys apifera (Bee Ophrys)] Date: 1824-39

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Lepidoptera: Boarmia tetragonaria = Paradarisa (Ectropis) consonaria: (Brindled Square-spot, Square-spot) [Plant: Aceras anthropophorum (Ophrys anthropophora, Green Man-orchis)] Date: 1824-39

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Coleoptera: Megatoma serra = Ctesias serra (Toothed-horn Megatoma) [Plant: Ophrys sphegodes (Ophrys aranifera, Spider Ophrys)] Date: 1824-39

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Lepidoptera: Orthosia lunosa = Omphaloscelis lunosa (Lunar Underwing) [Plant: Herminium monorchis (Ophrys monorchis, Yellow or Musk Ophrys)] Date: 1824-39

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Lepidoptera: Phycita pinguis = Euzophera pinguis (Tabby Knot-horn) [Plant: Platanthera bifolia (Ophrys bifolia, Butterfly Orchis)] Date: 1824-39

Ophrys holosericea, Late Spider Orchid flowers - Watercolour by Franz Bauer, 1807. Paper, watercolour. Botany Library. British Orchids 1798 - 1817, f. 91. Date: 1807

Bee ophrys or bee orchis, Ophrys apifera.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800

Bee orchid, Ophrys apifera.. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Ophrys purpurea, orchid
Illustration by Arthur Harry Church, 1906. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Plants / Ophrys Muscifera
related to the BEE ORCHID (ophrys apifera) but this one attracts flies Date: late 19th century

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