LYCAENIDAE (AND RIODINIDAE).
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All the photos are taken in pure natural conditions and depict fully free
butterflies and moths. I add some main synonims, unfortunately,
in many cases the nomenclature, especially generic, is still unstable and
I am not able to adduce all the circulating synonyms.
(Click an image to enlarge and see a detailed legend, often a story why this butterfly or its very shot is interesting)
LYCAENIDAE
Thecla betulae Omsk, Altai Mts.
Neozephyrus quercus Crimea
(=Quercusia quercus)
Fixsenia herzi Transbaikalia
Fixsenia pruni Novosib., Transbaikalia
Nordmania prunoides Transbaikalia
Altai Mts., Novosibirsk Province
Nordmannia w-album Transbaikalia
Omsk
Nordmannia latior Transbaikalia
Neolycaena davidi Transbaikalia
Neolycaena irkuta Tuva
Callophrys rubi Novosibirsk Region
Callophrys suaveola N Tien-Shan
Callophrys titanus Tadjikistan
Ahlbergia frivaldszkyi Novosibirsk Province
Altai
Lycaena phlaeas Transbaikalia
- " - Omsk and Novosibirsk R.
W. Caucasus
Lycaena helle Novosibirsk Province
W. Caucasus
Thersamonia thersamon N. Kazakhstan
Thersamonolycaena violacea Transbaikalia
Thersamolycaena dispar W Caucasus
Omsk, Novosibirsk
Transbaikalia
Heodes alciphron Novosibirsk Province
Heodes tityrus Omsk Province
W. Caucasus
Heodes virgaureae Novosibirsk Region
- " - Omsk
Khabarovskiy Kray
Heodes hippothoe Altai,Transbaikalia
Niphanda fusca Transbaikalia
Khabarovskiy Kray
Everes alcetas Novosibirsk Province
Everes argiades Transbaikalia
Khabarovskiy Kray
Everes argiades Altai Mts.
Novosibirsk Province
Tongeia fischeri Transbaikalia, Novosibirsk Province
Tuva
Altai Mts.
Cupido minimus Novosibirsk Province, Altai
Transbaikalia
W Caucasus
Celastrina argiolus Novosibirsk Region
Glaucopsyche alexis Omsk
Glaucopsyche lycormas Transbaikalia
Novosibirsk Province
Scolitantides orion Altai Mts.
Transbaikalia
Maculinea arion Novosibirsk Province
Maculinea (arion) cyanecula Altai Mts.
Maculinea nausithous Novosibirsk and Kemerovo Provinces
Maculinea teleius Novosibirsk, Altai Mts.
Maculinea alcon Altai Mts.
Plebejus lucifera Altai Mts.
Tuva
Plebejus argus Novosibirsk, Khakasia
Altai
Khabarvskiy Kray
Plebejus idas ongodai Altai
Plebejus idas sailjugemicus Altai
Plebejus idas subsolanus Tuva
- Khakasia
Plebejus idas arcticus Magadan Province
Plebejus argyrognomon Altai
Plebejus pylaon Altai.
Vacciniina optilete Transbaikalia
Magadan Province, Kamchatka
Yakutia
Altai Mts.
Plebejidea cyane Novosib. R., Altai Mts., Transbaikalia
(= Glabroculus cyane; = Sublysandra cyane)
Polyommatus icarus Novosibirsk Province
Altai Mts.
W. Caucasus
Polyommatus icadius Altai Mts.
Polyommatus eros Stavropol'skii Krai Province
Polyommatus erotides Altai Mts.
Polyommatus kamtschadalis Kamchatka
Magadan Region
Plebicula amanda Novosibisk Province, Tuva
Altai Mts.
Tuva
Plebicula thersites Novosibirk Province, Altai Mts.
Aricia agestis Crimea, NW Caucasus
Aricia artaxerxes Novosibirsk Province, Transbaikalia
(= Aricia allous auct.)
Altai Mts.
Kemerovo Province
Aricia chinensis Transbaikalia
Aricia nicias Altai Mts.
Eumedonia eumedon Altai Mts., Novosibirsk Province
W. Caucasus
Agriades glandon Altai Mts.
(= Agriades aquilo auct.) Transbaikalia
Agriades pheretiades N. Tian-Shan
Albulina orbitulus Altai Mts.
(= Albulina atys)
Transbaikalia
Cyaniris semiargus Altai, Novosibirsk Province
Lysandra corydonius W Caucasus
Agrodiaetus damon Altai
Tuva
Agrodiaetus damone Altai, Khakasia
Meleageria daphnis Crimea
various blues Atai
Tuva
NEMEOBIIDAE/RIODINIDAE/ERYCINIDAE
Polycaena timur N. Tian-Shan
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