All the photos are taken in pure natural conditions and depict fully free butterflies and moths. Some b/w shots was made in captivity, that can be indicated in each peculiar case upon request. 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 (especially in moths). The main regions are indicated where pictures were taken.

Kirinia eversmanni              N. Tien-Shan            +
   (= Esperarge eversmanni)


Kirinia epaminondas             Primorye
   (=Lethe epaminondas)
        

Kirinia epimenidis              Transbaikalia           +
   (=Lethe epimenidis)


Pararge aegeria                 Crimea                  +

                                Caucasus
   

Lopinga achine                  Novosibirsk Region      +    bw
     

Crebeta deidamia                Transbaikalia
    
 " -                           Krasnoyarsk
 " -                           Altai Mts.                   


Lasiommata megera               Crimea                 

Lasiommata maera                Novosibirsk Region      + +
     


                                W. Caucasus


Lasiommata petropolitana        Novosibirsk, Omsk R.    +    bw
- " -                           Kemerovo Region         +


      

Melanargiini

Melanargia galathea             Crimea                  +
- " -                           Stavropol Region             bw


Melanargia russiae              Novosibirsk Province    + +  bw
                                Altai Mts., Krasnoyarskii Krai


   

Melanargia halimede             Transbaikalia           +