Apollo [Parnassius apollo] on a scabious [Knautia sylvatica]. W side of Mattertal, above St Niklaus 16/9/99
Small tortoiseshell [Aglais urticae] on a silverthistle [Carlina simplex]. Val de Zinal, 17/9/99
Wasp-mimicking hoverfly on a knapweed. Val des Dix, 22/9/99
Grasshopper. Val des Dix, 22/9/99
Glacier mouse-ear [Cerastium uniflorum] Zwischbergental, 13/9/99
Rampion [Phyteuma globulariifolium] Zwischbergenpass, 13/9/99 ~ This was on the very crest of the pass, at a bleak and windswept 10,700', a remarkable feat of survival.
Alpine groundsel [Senecio uniflorus] High in the Almagellertal, 13/9/99
Alpine toadflax [Linaria alpina] Blüomatttälli, off the Turtmanntal, 17/09/99
Gentian [Gentiana ?bavarica] Col de Forcletta, Val d'Anniviers side, 17/9/99
Houseleek [Sempervivum ?montanum] Val de Zinal, 18/9/99
Houseleek [Sempervivum ?alpinum] W side of the Mattertal, 16/09/99
Willow gentian [Gentiana asclepiadea] Val d'Arolla, 21/9/99
Bellflower "Fairy's thimble" [Campanula cochlearifolia] Col de Louvie, 23/9/99
Alpine avens [Geum montanum] Zwischbergental, 13/8/00
Alpine forget-me-not [Myosotis alpestris] with an Androsace. Zwischbergental, 13/8/00
Alpine calamint [Satureja alpina] W side of the Val d'Herens, 21/09/99
Alpine aster [Aster alpinus] with ?Musk yarrow [Achillea ?moschata] Passo di Pontimia, 13/8/00
Leopardsbane [Doronicum grandiflorum] Val de Moiry, 18/9/99
Edelweiss [Leontopodium alpinum] Dix side of the Riedmattenpass, 22/9/99
Monkshood [Aconitum napellus] Val des Dix, 22/09/99
Burnet moth [Zygaena ?filipendulae] on an Alpine thistle [Carduus defloratus] W side of the Mattertal, 16/09/99
Alpine clover [Trifolium alpinum] E side of the Turtmanntal, 16/09/99
Pearl-bordered fritillary [Boloria euphrosyne] * Saastal, 08/09/02 ~ * would be my guess, but the fritillaries of Switzerland are many and my ignorance of them profound.
Cynthia's Fritillary [Euphydryas/Hypodryas cynthia]. Valsavarenche, Italy 26/07/10
Alpine marmot [Marmota marmota] on sentry duty. Valsavarenche, Italy 26/07/10
Ibex above the Ried glacier.
Black vanilla orchid - Nigritella nigra
Alpine birdsfoot trefoil - Lotus alpinus
Alpine sainfoin [Hedysarum hedysaroides]