Butterflies photographed by O. Kosterin in Iran

Butterflies from Iran

All the photos are taken in pure natural conditions and depict fully free butterflies and moths.

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PAPILIONIDAE


Parnassius mnemosyne nubilosus
    


PIERIDAE

Leptidea duponcheli



LYCAENIDAE
   THECLINAE

Satyrium abdominalis
      

   LYCAENIDAE

Thersamonia asabinus
    

 

   POLYOMMATINAE

Afarsia morgiana
    

    

   

Lampides boeticus           
  

Cupido staudingeri
      

      

   

Plebicula amanda gina
   

   

 

Polyommatis icarus sp.
 

Kretania eurypilus
           

       

       

       

       


NYMPHALIDAE

   LYBITHEINAE

Lybithea celtis
    

           


   NYMPHALINAE

Melitaea arduinna
       

     

Melitaea cinxia



   HELICONIINAE

Fabriciana niobe khusistana
     

     

Pandoriana pandora
  

  


  LIMENITINAE
  
Limenitis reductus
           


  SATYRINAE

Lasiommata megera
      

         

      

Coenonympha saadi
     

       

     

Maniola jurtina
            

Pseudochazara thelephassa
        

        

          

   

Melanargia hylata
     

         

      

     

     


HESPERIIDAE

Erynnis marloyi
           

Muschampia staudingeri

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