Alpine Heath (Coenonympha gardetta)
Photo © Albert Vliegenthart
| Family | Nymphalidae |
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| Subfamily | Satyrinae |
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| Genus | Coenonympha |
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| Species | gardetta |
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| Authority | (Prunner, 1798) |
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| English Name | Alpine Heath |
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| European Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| EU 27 Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| European Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| EU 27 Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitats Directive | |
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| Bern Convention | |
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| CITES | |
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Description
The Alpine Heath is mostly found on open, sub-alpine and alpine grasslands, and on grasslands with
scattered bushes and trees. It can occur in high numbers in some places. The female lays her eggs,
mostly one by one, on grass stalks. The caterpillars hibernate, and pupate at the beginning of the
summer, the pupa hanging from a plant, usually close to the ground. It is single-brooded.
Distribution
Austria / France / France: Mainland / Germany / Italy / Italy: Mainland / Liechtenstein / Slovenia / Switzerland /
Larval Foodplants
| # | Order | Family | Genus | Species | Vernacular Name | Link | | 1 | Poales | Poaceae | Agrostis | capillaris | Common Bent | |
| 2 | Poales | Poaceae | Poa | angustifolia | Narrow-leaved Meadow-grass | |
