Coenonympha gardetta
| Coenonympha gardetta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Coenonympha |
| Species: | C. gardetta |
| Binomial name | |
| Coenonympha gardetta (de Prunner, 1798) | |
The Alpine Heath (Coenonympha gardetta) is a butterfly species belonging to the Nymphalidae family. It can be in alpine meadows on heights of 800 to 2,900 from the Massif Central to Albania.
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The length of the forewings is 15–16 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various grasses.