Species list for Habitat «Alpine pasture (edge of a mountain path)»
Region: Valais Alps
Height: 1780m ASL
Description: South-facing slope used as pasture for cattle in summer. At the upper edge, a mountain trail runs almost horizontally across this alpine meadow.
Height: 1780m ASL
Description: South-facing slope used as pasture for cattle in summer. At the upper edge, a mountain trail runs almost horizontally across this alpine meadow.
In this habitat, we have so far been able to prove the following creatures and plants, among others:
Insects (Insecta)
Ants (Formicidae)
Number of species: 1
Bees (Apoidea)
- Andrena cineraria
- Andrena wilkella, LC
- Bombus humilis, LC
- Andrena vaga, LC
Number of species: 5
Flies (Brachycera)
- Episyrphus balteatus
- Sarcophaga carnaria
Number of species: 3
Grasshoppers (Orthoptera)
- Gryllus campestris, LC
- Gomphocerus sibiricus, LC
- Chorthippus mollis, NT
Number of species: 4
Beetles (Coleoptera)
- Lebia cruxminor, NT
- Anthaxia helvetica, LC
- Galeruca tanaceti larva
Number of species: 4
Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
- Erynnis tages, LC
- Colias crocea
Number of species: 3
Bugs (Heteroptera)
Number of species: 1
Wasps (Vespidae)
- Arge berberidis
- Polistes biglumis
- Chrysis rutiliventris
- Anoplius viaticus
- Rhogogaster viridis
Number of species: 6
Cicadas (Auchenorrhyncha)
- Emelyanoviana mollicula
- Goniagnathus brevis
- Philaenus spumarius
Number of species: 4
Flora
Flowers
- Polygala chamaebuxus, LC
- Veronica arvensis, LC
- Taraxacum officinale, LC
- Echium vulgare, LC
- Prunella grandiflora, LC
- Globularia cordifolia, LC
- Crocus albiflorus, LC
- Achillea millefolium, LC
- Plantago media, LC
- Carlina acaulis ssp. caulescens, LC
- Cirsium acaule, LC
- Astragalus exscapus, NT
- Euphorbia cyparissias, LC
- Campanula scheuchzeri, LC
- Dactylorhiza sambucina blooming, NT, protected CH
- Dianthus carthusianorum, LC
- Gentiana verna, LC
- Gypsophila repens, LC
- Lotus alpinus blooming, LC
- Trifolium montanum, LC
Number of species: 21
Lichens (Lichen)
Number of species: 1
Shrubs
Number of species: 1
Total number of species54
On the Red Lists in CH: 34 / 54 = 63.0%
Protected species in CH: 2 / 54 = 3.7%
On the Red Lists in CH: 34 / 54 = 63.0%
Protected species in CH: 2 / 54 = 3.7%
Threat status according to Switzerland's Red Lists
| Status | Description | Quantity | % | Total RE-LC | % |
| RE | Extinct in Switzerland | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CR | Critically endangered | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| EN | Highly endangered | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| VU | Vulnerable | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NT | Near endangered | 4 | 11.8 | 4 | 11.8 |
| LC | Not endangered | 30 | 88.2 | 34 | 100.0 |
| DD | Insufficient data | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| NE | Not rated | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 100.0 |