Coenonympha gardetta

Coenonympha gardetta
Coenonympha gardetta
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)[verification needed]

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.

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