Coenonympha gardetta, the Alpine heath, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It can be in alpine meadows on heights of 800 to 2,900 from the Massif Central to Albania.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Darwin's heath being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Coenonympha gardetta
- Coenonympha arcania
- Coenonympha glycerion
- Coenonympha leander
- Coenonympha corinna
- Coenonympha amaryllis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Coenonympha
- Species
- Coenonympha darwiniana
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