Brenthis ino (Rottemburg, 1775) (= Neobrenthis ino) - Lesser Marbled Fritillary.
Range: the non-tropical Euroasia, north to the middle taiga zone.
ssp.: adalberti (Fruhstorfer, 1916); range: the Sayans.
A copulation of a male with a female with her wings not yet spread.
A larch forest-steppe on the Kopyevskii Kupol hilly massif 12 km NNE of v. Kopyevo, 55o04' N 89o57' E, alt. 500-700 m, Kopyevo District, Khakass Republic, Siberia, Russia. 2nd July 2000. Photo: Oleg Kosterin.