Species list for Habitat «Sparsely vegetated gravel bank of a mountain stream»

Region: Valais Alps
Height: 2370m ASL
Description: Sparsely vegetated gravel bank of a mountain stream.
In this habitat, we have so far been able to prove the following creatures and plants, among others:

Fauna

Amphibians (Amphibia)

- Rana temporaria, LC, protected CH
Number of species: 1

Insects (Insecta)

Bees (Apoidea)

- Bombus mesomelas, LC
- Bombus monticola, LC
- Bombus wurflenii, LC
- Panurgus banksianus, LC
- Bombus lucorum, LC
Number of species: 5

Flies (Brachycera)

- Thereva nobilitata
- Bombylius cinerascens
- Tachina fera
- Chrysotoxum fasciatum
- Atherix ibis
- Hilara species 01
- Scaeva pyrastri
- Sphaerophoria scripta
Number of species: 8

Grasshoppers (Orthoptera)

- Gomphocerus sibiricus, LC
- Bohemanella frigida, LC
Number of species: 2

Beetles (Coleoptera)

- Anthophagus alpinus
- Cantharis pagana
- Dasytes obscurus
- Cassida rubiginosa
- Gonioctena nivosa
- Melanotus castanipes
- Chrysolina sanguinolenta
- Cantharis tristis
- Cicindela gallica, LC
- Coccinella septempunctata
Number of species: 10

Mosquitos (Nematocera)

- Sciara Genus 1
Number of species: 1

Butterflies (Lepidoptera)

- Boloria napaea, LC
- Malacosoma alpicola Raupe
- Fabriciana niobe, LC
- Pyrausta despicata
- Erebia tyndarus, LC
- Melitaea athalia adult, LC
- Hesperia comma, LC
- Cupido minimus, LC
- Lysandra bellargus, LC
- Parnassius phoebus, LC
- Boloria pales caterpillar, LC
- Setina aurita caterpillar
- Zygaena exulans adult, LC
- Zygaena exulans caterpillar, LC
Number of species: 14

Bugs (Heteroptera)

- Coriomeris denticulatus
- Odontoscelis fuliginosa
- Dolycoris baccarum
- Eurydema rotundicollis
Number of species: 4

Wasps (Vespidae)

- Crabro alpinus
- Crabro peltatus
- Anoplius viaticus
- Vespula rufa
- Tenthredo brevicornis
- Dolichovespula sylvestris
- Megaspilidae species 01
Number of species: 7

Spiders (Araneae)

- Mitopus morio
Number of species: 1

Flora

Flowers

- Gentiana bavarica, LC
- Solidago virgaurea ssp. virgaurea, LC
- Erigeron uniflorus, LC
- Saxifraga oppositifolia, LC
- Soldanella alpina, LC
- Phyteuma hemisphaericum, LC
- Draba hoppeana, LC
- Tussilago farfara, LC
- Androsace vitaliana, LC, protected CH
- Saxifraga androsacea, LC
- Saxifraga bryoides, LC
- Ranunculus kuepferi, LC
- Pulsatilla apiifolia
- Saxifraga stellaris, LC
- Parnassia palustris, LC
- Galium anisophyllon, LC
- Ligusticum mutellinoides, LC
- Achillea nana, LC
- Anthyllis vulneraria ssp. alpestris, LC
- Bartsia alpina, LC
- Campanula cochleariifolia, LC
- Campanula scheuchzeri, LC
- Cirsium spinosissimum blooming, LC
- Euphrasia minima, LC
- Gypsophila repens, LC
- Linaria alpina, LC
- Myosotis alpestris, LC
- Pulsatilla vernalis, LC
- Ranunculus alpestris, LC
- Saxifraga aizoides, LC
- Saxifraga paniculata, LC
- Scabiosa lucida, LC
- Sedum atratum, LC
- Senecio incanus blooming, LC
- Silene acaulis, LC
- Trifolium badium, LC
- Viola calcarata, LC
Number of species: 37

Lichens (Lichen)

- Cetraria islandica, LC
Number of species: 1

Shrubs

- Salix herbacea, LC
- Salix retusa, LC
Number of species: 2
Total number of species93
On the Red Lists in CH: 59 / 93 = 63.4%
Protected species in CH: 2 / 93 = 2.2%
Threat status according to Switzerland's Red Lists
StatusDescriptionQuantity%Total
RE-LC
%
REExtinct in Switzerland00.000.0
CRCritically endangered00.000.0
ENHighly endangered00.000.0
VUVulnerable00.000.0
NTNear endangered00.000.0
LCNot endangered59100.059100.0
DDInsufficient data00.0
NENot rated00.0
Total59100.0