Maculinea cyanecula (Eversmann, 1848), ? or Maculinea arion cyanecula (Eversmann, 1848)
The species versus subspecies status of the taxon cyanecula
is still an open question.
Range: southern Siberia and the Far East from the Ob' River to the Pacific/
ssp.: cyanecula (Eversmann, 1848); range: South Siberia.
A male on Onorbychis arenaria.
Russia, West Siberia, NW Altai Mts., Ust'-Kan District, Bashchelakskii Range,
meadow steppe 1 km SSW of Keley village. 3th July 2005. O. Kosterin.