The Sawfly Orchid (also sometimes called Wasp Ophrys) -
Ophrys tenthredinifera Willd. (last after Carl
Ludwig Willdenow) is a common orchid type on the Akrotiri
peninsula. Just walk around in the phrygana paying
close attention to the ground and you will find them (and other
orchids).
Like
other members of the genus Ophrys (collectively known
as the “bee orchids”), its relies on fooling male
insects for its pollination. You can read more about this intersting
plant family on Wikipedia
