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Habitat «High altitude glacier foreland»

Region: Valais Alps
Height: 3000m ASL
Vegetation stage: alpine
Description: High-altitude, barren glacier forefield. Covered by ice until 2009 - 2016. Calcareous rocks predominate.

In this habitat, we have so far been able to detect the following creatures and plants, among others:

Fauna

Birds (Aves)

Rock Ptarmigan at the edge of a glacier. (09.2019, C153836)

Rock Ptarmigan at the edge of a glacier. (09.2019, C153836, Evidence, All photos)

Insects (Insecta)

Bees (Apoidea)

Bombus monticola on Saxifraga oppositifolia (07.2020, F170350)

Bombus monticola on Saxifraga oppositifolia (07.2020, F170350, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)

Bombus monticola on Saxifraga oppositifolia (07.2020, F170356)

Bombus monticola on Saxifraga oppositifolia (07.2020, F170356, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)

Beetles (Coleoptera)

Amphimallon solstitiale (08.2021, C205191)

Amphimallon solstitiale (08.2021, C205191, Evidence, All photos)

Amphimallon solstitiale (08.2021, C205195)

Amphimallon solstitiale (08.2021, C205195, Evidence, All photos)

Chrysolina sanguinolenta (07.2020, F170361)

Chrysolina sanguinolenta (07.2020, F170361, Evidence, All photos)

Chrysolina sanguinolenta (07.2020, F170371)

Chrysolina sanguinolenta (07.2020, F170371, Evidence, All photos)

Gonioctena nivosus (08.2021, C205207)

Gonioctena nivosus (08.2021, C205207, Evidence, All photos)

Gonioctena nivosus (08.2021, C205209)

Gonioctena nivosus (08.2021, C205209, Evidence, All photos)

Butterflies (Lepidoptera)

Euphydryas cynthia on snow at glacier edge. (08.2021, C205223)

Euphydryas cynthia on snow at glacier edge. (08.2021, C205223, Evidence, All photos)

Euphydryas cynthia on snow at glacier edge. (08.2021, C205224)

Euphydryas cynthia on snow at glacier edge. (08.2021, C205224, Evidence, All photos)

Jordanita subsolana on snow at glacier edge (08.2021, C205134)

Jordanita subsolana on snow at glacier edge (08.2021, C205134, Evidence, All photos)

Flies (Brachycera)

Calliphora vicina (07.2020, F170311)

Calliphora vicina (07.2020, F170311, Evidence, All photos)

Eristalis tenax (08.2021, C205247)

Eristalis tenax (08.2021, C205247, Evidence, All photos)

Rhagio lineola (08.2021, C205155)

Rhagio lineola (08.2021, C205155, Evidence, All photos)

Rhagio lineola (08.2021, C205156)

Rhagio lineola (08.2021, C205156, Evidence, All photos)

Spiders (Araneae)

Mitopus glacialis (08.2019, F160747)

Mitopus glacialis (08.2019, F160747, Evidence, All photos)

Pardosa saturatior (Wolf spider) (07.2020, F170341)

Pardosa saturatior (Wolf spider) (07.2020, F170341, Evidence, All photos)

Pardosa saturatior (Wolf spider) (07.2020, F170347)

Pardosa saturatior (Wolf spider) (07.2020, F170347, Evidence, All photos)

Flora

Flowers

Arabis alpina (08.2021, C205273)

Arabis alpina (08.2021, C205273, Evidence, All photos)

Arabis alpina (08.2021, C205274)

Arabis alpina (08.2021, C205274, Evidence, All photos)

Arabis caerulea (08.2021, F191994)

Arabis caerulea (08.2021, F191994, Evidence, All photos)

Arabis caerulea (08.2021, F191998)

Arabis caerulea (08.2021, F191998, Evidence, All photos)

Artemisia umbelliformis (07.2020, F170298)

Artemisia umbelliformis (07.2020, F170298, Evidence, All photos)

Artemisia umbelliformis (07.2020, F170302)

Artemisia umbelliformis (07.2020, F170302, Evidence, All photos)

Campanula cenisia (08.2021, F191982)

Campanula cenisia (08.2021, F191982, Evidence, All photos)

Campanula cenisia (08.2021, F191983)

Campanula cenisia (08.2021, F191983, Evidence, All photos)

Campanula cenisia (07.2025, C342821)

Campanula cenisia (07.2025, C342821, Evidence, All photos)

Draba tomentosa (08.2021, F191988)

Draba tomentosa (08.2021, F191988, Evidence, All photos)

Draba tomentosa (08.2021, F191991)

Draba tomentosa (08.2021, F191991, Evidence, All photos)

Saxifraga aizoides (07.2025, C342753)

Saxifraga aizoides (07.2025, C342753, Evidence, All photos)

Saxifraga biflora (07.2020, F170305)

Saxifraga biflora (07.2020, F170305, Evidence, All photos)

Saxifraga oppositifolia (07.2020, F170296)

Saxifraga oppositifolia (07.2020, F170296, Evidence, All photos)

Saxifraga oppositifolia (07.2020, F170297)

Saxifraga oppositifolia (07.2020, F170297, Evidence, All photos)

Lichens (Lichen)

Bryum capillare (08.2021, C205133)

Bryum capillare (08.2021, C205133, Evidence, All photos)

Bryum capillare (08.2021, C205132)

Bryum capillare (08.2021, C205132, Evidence, All photos)

Number of species: 21
Number of photos: 36

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