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    </div><p id="0344">But it turns out not only flowers and ibex were interesting. I also came across many butterflies and other bugs… here are the 3 most interesting ones.</p><h1 id="6918">Monarch? butterflies</h1><p id="8bb9">On flowers:</p><figure id="a7a2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:80

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What is this insect? Never seen before. This and all other photographs by author Luciano Abriata.

Curious insects in the heights

Closing the stories of a recent hike in my favorite corner of the Swiss Alps.

This last weekend I went hiking and showed you one of the several nasty ticks I found:

Wild orchids and nasty ticks on one of my favorite Swiss hiking regions

It was too warm and humid in the forest…

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But the weekend before that, I spend the whole Saturday and Sunday in an altitude lake of the Taney region, in the neighboring Swiss canton called Valais, right close to the frontier with France. A stunning region that is not especially protected but could well stand as a small national park, because of all the life it hosts and its pristine forests:

Three ibex and tens of wild orchids, the highlights of my recent visit to Switzerland’s Taney…

During a weekend in my favorite wild corner of Switzerland.

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Bike ride up to a mountain lake

And staying in a refuge to get to know the region over a wild nature weekend.

medium.com

One of the highlights of my weekend in Taney, and a very successful story by the way, was the multitude of wildflowers that grow in the region, especially in the higher parts:

Wildflowers thriving at increasing altitudes, starting at a mountain lake

The first of my photostories crafted in the Taney region, in the French-speaking part of the Swiss Alps.

medium.com

But it turns out not only flowers and ibex were interesting. I also came across many butterflies and other bugs… here are the 3 most interesting ones.

Monarch? butterflies

On flowers:

On my helmet:

And, yes, on animal poop too!

Beetles

And this, what is it?

If you know that this is, please let me know in the comments!

www.lucianoabriata.com I write and photoshoot about everything that lies in my broad sphere of interests: nature, science, technology, programming, etc. Become a Medium member to access all its stories (affiliate links of the platform for which I get small revenues without cost to you) and subscribe to get my new stories by email. To consult about small jobs check my services page here. You can contact me here.