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 Who can help to identify, perhabs a Villa spezies?

Foto: Switzerland, Hohtenn VS, 1080m NN, 09.10.2007

Thank you.

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 Definitely a male Villa, but I don't recognise the species.
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 Hi Kahis,

thank you very much for the answer.

Best regards Pia
 
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 Perhaps Villa modesta?
Thank you for a answer.
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 not possible to say, in general, for Villa specimens without genitalia.
 
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 Villa specimens are rather variable, but this would be a very strange greyish V. modesta. I suspect it is something more interesting, but less known Smile
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 Hi Kahis,
hi Jorge,

thank you for your infos.
I try to get more pictures in the next saison.
Regards Pia
 
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