Rhizoplaca melanophthalma (DC.) Leuckert & Poelt

Syn.: Lecanora melanophthalma (DC.) Ramond, Lecanora subpeltata Lynge, Squamaria melanophthalma DC.
Lichenised.
Substrate: siliceous rocks
Altitudinal range: from the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies) to the nival belt (above the lower limit of perennial snow and glaciers)
Note: a widespread holarctic lichen found on birds perching over siliceous rocks, especially in the mountains.
Austria: Vorarlberg; Tirol; Salzburg; Kärnten; Steiermark; Switzerland: Bern; Graubünden; Vaud; Valais; France: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; Haute-Alpes; Alpes-Maritimes; Isère; Savoie; Haute-Savoie; Italy: Veneto; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Valle d'Aosta; Liguria;