Researchers examined bycatch collected in a project to promote biodiversity in the forests of the Swiss Pre-Alps, uncovering informative and rare ecological insights.

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A hoverfly survey in the Swiss Alps uncovered 173 species, including new regional records and endangered taxa, and sets a practical baseline for future alpine insect monitoring.

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Based on morphological and molecular evidence, 𝑉𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑎 𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑖 is recorded for the first time in Switzerland alongside 𝑉. 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑠, updating the distribution of aquatic Alpine-Apennine bugs and expanding Swiss insect fauna records.

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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.

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