
Valais, Switzerland, July 2019

Valais, Switzerland, July 2008
Field notes and information
A widespread and often common species of high altitudes in the Alps.
Identification & Similar species: Can only be confused with forms transitional to the Darwin's heath, C. darwiniana, which flies in southern Switzerland and neighbouring Italy and the southern Alps of France. Refer to that species for more information.
Distribution & Flight: Alps, Massif Central in France and a few high mountains in and around southwest Serbia.
Habitat & Behaviour: High grassy alpine meadows often with rocks, often at considerable altitudes. Sometimes clearings below the tree line.

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