Miramella carinthiaca (Obenberger, 1926)


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Habitat:
Miramella carinthiaca inhabits Alpine grasslands and the dwarf-shrub belt between 1500 and 2500m (rarely even lower or higher).

Life cycle:
The animals occur also directly in areas with very short grass or ground covers like Loiseleuria procumbens. That stands somewhat in contrast to the very closely related Miramella alpina which prefers forbs.

Remarks:
Miramella carinthiaca is endemic to the SE-Alps of Austria (Carinthia, W-Styria, S-Salzburg). Sometimes it is considered to be a subspecies of M. alpina.



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