Synonymy
Ophrys sphegodes subsp. aesculapii (Renz) Soó ex J. J. Wood in Orchidee (Hamburg) 31: 232. 1980
- ≡Ophrys aesculapii Renz in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 249. 1928
- ≡Ophrys aranifera subsp. aesculapii (Renz) Soó in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 26: 278. 1929
- =Ophrys aranifera subsp. renzii Soó in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 26: 278. 1929
- =Ophrys renzii Soó in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 26: 278. 1929
- =Ophrys climacis Heimeier & Perschke in J. Eur. Orch. 30: 205. 1998
- ≡Ophrys ferrum-equinum subsp. climacis (Heimeier & Perschke) H. Baumann & R. Lorenz in J. Eur. Orch. 37: 721. 2005