Apulian Ophrys (Ophrys fuciflora ssp apulica also O. holoserica ssp apulica and O. apulica) one of the larger and more showy taxa in the O. fuciflora complex. The lip is large with prominent horns as side lobes and a marked apical protuberance. It flowers in full sun in limestone grassland, stony places, garigue and light forest up to around 900m It is endemic to S.E Italy and is particularly magnificent in the Gargano peninsula. Its pollinator is the bee Eucera rufa. Mr Peschici, Gargano Puglia, Italy April 2018