Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Ophrys speculum Link
Family : ORCHIDACEAE
Genus : Ophrys
Catalan common name : Mosques blaves. Sabatetes del Bon Jesús.
Spanish common name : Espejo de Venus.
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castellón. Lérida. Tarragona. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Cabrera. Formentera. Ibiza. Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean
Flowering time : February. March. April. May.
Life-forms : Geophyte.
Habitat : Fields and garriques.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : Blue flies have a central labellum with a large blue spot, shiny and tongue-shaped, bordered by a brown velvety margin. Flowers from the winter to spring.
