Synonymy
Ophrys scolopax subsp. apiformis (Desf.) Maire & Weiller in Maire, Fl. Afr. Nord 6: 260. 1959
- ≡Ophrys insectifera var. apiformis Desf., Fl. Atlant. 2: 321. 1799
- ≡Ophrys holoserica subsp. apiformis (Desf.) H. Sund. in Taxon 24: 625. 1975
- ≡Ophrys fuciflora subsp. apiformis (Desf.) H. Sund., Europ. Medit. Orchid., ed. 3: 39. 1980
- =Ophrys picta Link in J. Bot. (Schrader) 2: 325. 1799
- ≡Ophrys scolopax subsp. picta (Link) Kreutz, Kompend. Eur. Orchid.: 114. 2004
- ≡Ophrys scolopax f. picta (Link) Batt. in Battandier & al., Fl. Algérie, Monocot.: 24. 1895
- ≡Ophrys scolopax var. picta (Link) Rchb. f. in Reichenbach, Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 13-14: 99. 1851
- =Ophrys sphegifera Willd. in Sp. Pl. 4: 65. 1805
- =Ophrys aurita Brot., Phytogr. Lusitan. Select. 2: 34. 1827
- =Ophrys corniculata Brot., Phytogr. Lusitan. Select. 2: 38. 1827
- =Ophrys picta [unranked] pallescens Soó in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 26: 279. 1929