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Images from Oleg Kosterin

Ditrysia sp. 822x659 (~74Kb) larva Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya, Jomtien beach, a wasting land behind Jomtien Holiday Hotel, 2nd January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Metarbelidae sp. 1153x952 (~754Kb) Ethiopia, Amhara, Lake Hayk bank. 7th August 2012, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Callidula sp. 738x810 (~88Kb) ups A shady valley of the Krating river flowing through an evergreen tropical forest just above the waterfalls, the Khao-Khitchakut National Park, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand. 5th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Callidula sp. 513x679 (~34Kb) uns A shady valley of the Krating river flowing through an evergreen tropical forest just above the waterfalls, the Khao-Khitchakut National Park, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand. 5th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius apollo sibiricus 650x430 (~58Kb) female A steep rocky slope of a mountain on the Kondoma River right bank at the raliway station Ushchel'ye 1 km N of village Kuzedeevo, the Gornaya Shoriya Upland (within the Kuznetskoe Upland), Novokuznetsk District, Kemerovo Province, West Siberia, Russia. 26th July 1996, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius apollo sibiricus 533x400 (~62Kb) larva A rocky south-exposed slope of the right board of the Berd' River valley 13 km SE of the village Novososedovo (on the elevation of Salairskii Kryazh), Iskitim District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 10th May 1996 (A mature instar larva), Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Parnassius apollo alpherakyi 1224x918 (~327Kb) ups male A large meadowy glade in a larch/birch forest on the Akkem River left bank terrace at the Kuzuyak brook mouth, Katunskii Range northern foot, Central Altai, Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 6th July 2007 (on Carum carvi), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius apollo alpherakyi 1176x864 (~268Kb) uns male A large meadowy glade in a larch/birch forest on the Akkem River left bank terrace at the Kuzuyak brook mouth, Katunskii Range northern foot, Central Altai, Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 6th July 2007 (on Carum carvi), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius apollo alpherakyi 1197x875 (~349Kb) uns A long-fallow land on the Akkem River right bank terrace at the Oroktoi Brook mouth, Katunskii Range southern foot, Central [Russian] Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 8th July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Parnassius apollo merzbacheri 533x400 (~66Kb) ups male A meadowy southern slope of the Tyshkan River valley, altitude of 2400 m, 38 km NEN of Zharkent, 13 km NEN of Sarybel', massif Tyshkantau, the Southern Dzhungarian Alatau mountain chain (NE part of Tien Shan), Zharkent District, Taldy-Kurgan region, SE Kazakhstan. 24th of July 1994, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius apollo merzbacheri 755x483 (~51Kb) ups male A meadowy southern slope of the Tyshkan River valley, altitude of 2400 m, 38 km NEN of Zharkent, 13 km NEN of Sarybel', massif Tyshkantau, the Southern Dzhungarian Alatau mountain chain (NE part of Tien Shan), Zharkent District, Taldy-Kurgan region, SE Kazakhstan. 24th of July 1994, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius apollo merzbacheri 732x476 (~41Kb) male A meadowy southern slope of the Tyshkan River valley, altitude of 2400 m, 38 km NEN of Zharkent, 13 km NEN of Sarybel', massif Tyshkantau, the Southern Dzhungarian Alatau mountain chain (NE part of Tien Shan), Zharkent District, Taldy-Kurgan region, SE Kazakhstan. 24th of July 1994 (in spider web), Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Parnassius nomion 510x390 (~45Kb) ups The Koksu River left bank 2 km upstream of its junctin with the Argut River, Central Altai Mountains, West Siberia, Russia. July 1988 (sitting on Spiraea chamaedryfolia), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius nomion 800x600 (~105Kb) ups male Spiraea salicifolia L. bushes on the Onon River right bank floodland just below a high steppen terrace, 5 km upstream of the village Nizhnii Tsasuchei, Onon District, Chita Province, Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia, 16th July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius nomion 533x400 (~42Kb) uns male Spiraea salicifolia L. bushes on the Onon River right bank floodland just below a high steppen terrace, 5 km upstream of the village Nizhnii Tsasuchei, Onon District, Chita Province, Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia, 16th July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Parnassius nomion 800x600 (~117Kb) larva A meadow steppe on a moderate elevation Adon-Chelon at the mountain Tsagan-Obo, 10 km NNW of the village Tasyrkhoi, SE Chita Province (Dahuria), Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia, 20th June 1995 (The last instar larva near its foodplant Sedum aizoon L.), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius nomion korshunovi 600x600 (~112Kb) ups male A meadowy steppe on a southern slope of the East Tannu-Ola mountain range, the Shivilig-Khem River, S Tuva, 17th July 1990, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius phoebus 717x456 (~33Kb) female An alpine meadow in the valley of a headwater of the Chikty Rivulet, 2500 m above sea level, the southern principle slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 15th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Parnassius phoebus 1084x396 (~68Kb) larva A SW slope of a mountain SE of the peak Ilyas and SW of the peak Zhaniktu, which divides sources of the Chikty Rivulet, 3000 m above sea level, the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 15th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius phoebus 800x800 (~153Kb) ups female Russia, Siberia, Khakass Republic, Ust'-Abakan District, 60 km WWS v. of Ust'-Byur, Terensug River valley 5 km upstream of Assug River mouth, 53°38' N 89°33' E, alt. 700-800 m, meadowy and stony southern slopes within spruce taiga. 5th July 2000, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius phoebus 1105x899 (~285Kb) ups male An alpine meadow patch neighbouring with the most elevated larch wood outposts in the Kamdyt valley, a Tekelyu River right tributary which in turn is an Akkem River right tributary, the Katunskii Range northern principal slope, Central [Russian} Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Rapublic, West SIberia, Russia. 3rd July 2007 (on Aster alpinus), Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Parnassius phoebus 1177x918 (~324Kb) ups male An alpine meadow patch neighbouring with the most elevated larch wood outposts in the Kamdyt valley, a Tekelyu River right tributary which in turn is an Akkem River right tributary, the Katunskii Range northern principal slope, Central [Russian} Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Rapublic, West SIberia, Russia. 3rd July 2007 (on Aster alpinus), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius phoebus 1172x904 (~276Kb) ups male An alpine meadow patch neighbouring with the most elevated larch wood outposts in the Kamdyt valley, a Tekelyu River right tributary which in turn is an Akkem River right tributary, the Katunskii Range northern principal slope, Central [Russian} Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Rapublic, West SIberia, Russia. 3rd July 2007 (on Aster alpinus), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius phoebus 984x869 (~214Kb) female An alpine meadow patch neighbouring with the most elevated larch wood outposts in the Kamdyt valley, a Tekelyu River right tributary which in turn is an Akkem River right tributary, the Katunskii Range northern principal slope, Central [Russian] Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Rapublic, West Siberia, Russia. 3rd July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Parnassius phoebus 1044x879 (~252Kb) ups female An alpine meadow patch neighbouring with the most elevated larch wood outposts in the Kamdyt valley, a Tekelyu River right tributary which in turn is an Akkem River right tributary, the Katunskii Range northern principal slope, Central [Russian] Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Rapublic, West Siberia, Russia. 3rd July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius phoebus 918x1028 (~240Kb) uns female An alpine meadow patch neighbouring with the most elevated larch wood outposts in the Kamdyt valley, a Tekelyu River right tributary which in turn is an Akkem River right tributary, the Katunskii Range northern principal slope, Central [Russian] Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Rapublic, West Siberia, Russia. 3rd July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius phoebus corybas 800x572 (~102Kb) male A grassy/fruticulose tundra, 1100 m above sea level, the mountain Asacha northern slope, Elizovo District, South Kamchatka, Russia. 3rd September 1991, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Parnassius phoebus interposita 533x400 (~73Kb) ups female A flowery slope of the coastal terrace at the Burgauli River mouth on the south (Ochot Sea) coast of the Koni Peninsula, Ola District, S Magadan Province, Russia. 17th July, 1989, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius phoebus interposita 400x533 (~50Kb) uns male A flowery slope of the coastal terrace on the Cape Alevina - the south-west ending of the Koni Peninsula, Ola District, S Magadan Province, Russia. 15th July, 1989, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius phoebus interposita 500x334 (~57Kb) ups female Tundra on the terrace of the southern coast of the Koni Peninsula, S Magadan Province, 17th July 1989, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Parnassius phoebus interposita 500x500 (~88Kb) uns male A tundrous coastal terrace at the Burgauli River mouth on the south (Ochot Sea) coast of the Koni Peninsula, Ola District, S Magadan Province, Russia. 13th July, 1989, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius actius 471x350 (~64Kb) ups female Alpine vegetation on the bank of the Kyzylagash River source, about 2800 m altitude, 17 km SE of the village Kopal, the northern slope of the Mynchukur mountain range, the Northern Dzhungarian Alatau mountain chain (NE part of Tien Shan), Kopal District, Taldy-Kurgan Province, SE Kazakhstan. 6th August 1994, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius mnemosyne nubilosus 1037x792 (~190Kb) Iran, Tehran, Elborz Mts. S slope, Tochal Mt. S. slope at the higher aerial lift station, 3000 m a.s.l., 2nd June 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Parnassius mnemosyne delgranprincipe 1020x790 (~260Kb) male Russian Federation, Adygea Republic, Caucasian nature reserve, Lagonaki Plateau, the Blyam Mt. environs, alpine meadows, 12 July 2008, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius mnemosyne delgranprincipe 1152x889 (~317Kb) male Russian Federation, Adygea Republic, Caucasian nature reserve, Lagonaki Plateau, the Blyam Mt. environs, alpine meadows, 12 July 2008, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius stubbendorfii 567x870 (~113Kb) male Russia, West Siberia, Kemerovo Province, Novokuznetsk District, the Gornaya Shoria Mts., the Kuzedeevo village environs, the Bol'shoy Tesh River right bank, a damp valley meadow. 12th June 2004 (and Aporia crataegi on Dactylorhiza fuchsii), Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Parnassius stubbendorfii typicus 533x400 (~50Kb) ups male A bushy meadow on the right bank floodland of the Koen Riverat at the mouth of the Volchikha Rivulet, just downstream of the village Nizhnii Koen, Iskitim District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 26th May 1997 (on Taraxacum officinale Wigg.), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius stubbendorfii typicus 400x533 (~47Kb) uns male A meadow at the bird cherry (Padus avium Mill.) thickets on the Berd' River right bank at the village Legostaevo, Iskitim District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 13th June 1994, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius stubbendorfii typicus 533x400 (~41Kb) larva Collected at: willow and bird cherry thickets on the bottom of the Bugotak Bugotak River valley between the villages Karpysak and the state farm Samarskiy, Toguchin District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 7th May 1994 (A third instar larva, photographed in captivity), Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Parnassius stubbendorfii typicus 472x472 (~54Kb) larva Collected at: willow and bird cherry thickets on the bottom of the Bugotak Bugotak River valley between the villages Karpysak and the state farm Samarskiy, Toguchin District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 7th May 1994 (A third instar larva, photographed in captivity), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius stubbendorfii typicus 863x1040 (~240Kb) male A bogged alpine meadow patch with seepage neighbouring with the most elevated larch wood outposts in the Kamdyt valley, a Tekelyu River right tributary which in turn is an Akkem River right tributary, the Katunskii Range northern principal slope, Central [Russian] Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Rapublic, West Siberia, Russia. 3rd July 2007 (on Allium schoenoprasum), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius stubbendorfii typicus 1131x854 (~276Kb) ups male A bogged alpine meadow patch with seepage neighbouring with the most elevated larch wood outposts in the Kamdyt valley, a Tekelyu River right tributary which in turn is an Akkem River right tributary, the Katunskii Range northern principal slope, Central [Russian] Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Rapublic, West Siberia, Russia. 3rd July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Parnassius stubbendorfii kosterini 600x600 (~86Kb) ups male A herbaceous meadow with bushes of Dusheckia fruticosa (Rupr.) Pouzar and Pinus pumila (Pall.) Regel in the vlower alley of the Khindzha River, the Koni Peninsula, the Magadan Province, 8th July 1989, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius stubbendorfii kosterini 400x300 (~39Kb) ups male A herbaceous meadow with bushes of Dusheckia fruticosa (Rupr.) Pouzar and Pinus pumila (Pall.) Regel in the vlower alley of the Khindzha River, the Koni Peninsula, the Magadan Province, 22nd July 1989 (on Senecio tundricola), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius eversmanni 636x490 (~42Kb) ups male A flowery alpine meadow in a valley of the rivulet descending from the southerm principle slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range between the Chikty and Akbul Rivulets, 2700 m above sea level, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 10th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Parnassius eversmanni 543x300 (~33Kb) ups female A flowery alpine meadow in a valley of the rivulet descending from the southerm principle slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range between the Chikty and Akbul Rivulets, 2700 m above sea level, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 10th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius eversmanni 567x485 (~39Kb) uns female A flowery alpine meadow in a valley of the rivulet descending from the southerm principle slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range between the Chikty and Akbul Rivulets, 2700 m above sea level, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 10th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Parnassius eversmanni 952x580 (~104Kb) ups male A flowery alpine meadow in a valley of the rivulet descending from the southerm principle slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range between the Chikty and Akbul Rivulets, 2700 m above sea level, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West SIberia, Russia. 10th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Parnassius eversmanni 498x400 (~38Kb) uns female A flowery alpine meadow in a valley of the rivulet descending from the southerm principle slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range between the Chikty and Akbul Rivulets, 2700 m above sea level, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 10th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Lamproptera curius 525x725 (~56Kb) Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a sandy bed of a rivulet among the tropical forest above the Krating falls. 29th January 2005, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Lamproptera curius 1005x797 (~177Kb) Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a sandy bed of a rivulet among the tropical forest above the Krating falls. 29th January 2005, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Lamproptera curius 1486x1106 (~400Kb) ups male Cambodia, Preah Sihanouk Province, a stony rivulet between Ream settlement and National Park, 11th November 2018, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Lamproptera curius 1051x1245 (~302Kb) male Cambodia, Koh Kong Province, the Thma Bang River left tributary at the bridge, 7 km SW Thma Bang village, 24th May 2013, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Lamproptera curius 1014x1490 (~328Kb) ups male Cambodia, Preah Sihanouk Province, 1.5 km downstream Kbal Chhay Waterfall, 9th November 2018, Photo © Oleg Kosterin