Euboea biodiversity

This guide has been created to understand which species of fauna and flora existed in Evia (Euboea) in Greece before the Mega Wildfire which destroyed about 1/4 of the island.

Naked-man Orchid 1
Orchis italica
Pink-butterfly Orchid 2
Anacamptis papilionacea
Bumble Bee Orchid 3
Ophrys bombyliflora
giant orchid 5
Himantoglossum robertianum
Bug Orchid 6
Anacamptis coriophora
woodcock orchid 7
Ophrys scolopax
Mirror orchid 8
Ophrys speculum
pyramidal orchid 9
Anacamptis pyramidalis
Bee Orchid 5
Ophrys apifera
Autumn Ladies' Tresses 10
Spiranthes spiralis
Tongue Orchid 11
Serapias lingua
Sombre Bee-orchid 12
Ophrys fusca

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