Coenonympha gardetta, Haute Savoie, French Alps

[wollastoni]

Except the common boring Coenonympha pamphilus, Coenonympha are splendid Satyridae with stunning patterns.

In the Alps live the cute Coenonympha gardetta. Here are few pictures of a female I met near Vernant lake above Les Carroz in Haute Savoie, the 12th of July, 1700 m. altitude.

Hope you will like these pictures.

[nomad]

I am very fond of the Coenonympha pamphilus, it is the first butterfly I ever caught and set. 

[trehopr1]

My that certainly is a pretty little species. Wonderful shots close up !