The alpine brown lacewing insect Hemerobius schedli (Neuroptera, Hemerobiidae) in Switzerland

2025/09/05 by B A Koch, Peter Duelli · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies #Fossil Insects in Amber #Plant and animal studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/alpento.9.162964

openalex publication_date 2025/09/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Abstract

The presence of the rare alpine insect Hemerobius schedli Hölzel, 1970 was confirmed with preserved museum specimens in Basel and London. In addition, live specimens were collected during light trapping in and around the Swiss National Park in the Engadin Valley in the summer of 2024 and by beating in the Visper Valley in 2025.

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• The presence of the rare alpine insect 𝐻𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑𝑙𝑖 was confirmed in Switzerland with preserved museum specimens in Basel and London, as well as live specimens. 🔗 doi.org/10.38 [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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