What is a lepidopterist

[Jere Kahanpaa]

Guy Van de Poel & A. Kalus <Guy_VdP at t-online.de> wrote:
>>     In the interim, the collection of insect specimens has NOT been
>> outlawed.
> Yet.
> In Germany, 95% of the species occurring are protected, cannot be caught.
> The ones that can be, are species like the Pieris, Inachis io, Aglais
> urticae, the Vanessas.

Surely the 95% mark is for butterflies only? What about flies - is any 
species protected by law in Germany?

> In certain regions of Switzerland, collecting butterflies is completely
> forbidden. In Spain (including the Canary Islands) no butterfly (insects?)
> at all can be taken: illegal. 

IIRC one can collect rather freely in Spain if one is a member of 
a Spanish entomological society. 

Could someone report on the situation in Switzerland? I'll be there for a 
week in late March and might have time to do a little excursion. I know 
about the strict laws limiting Lep collection, but do they apply to other 
insect groups too?

Jere Kahanpää
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