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Images from Oleg Kosterin

Agriades orbitulus pheretimus 528x744 (~75Kb) uns male An open pine forest on the hill just north of the Chita Sity, Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 28th June 1996, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Agriades orbitulus sajana 533x400 (~46Kb) uns male A montane tundra in a cirque in the sources of the Argem (Direntai) River, 2500 m above sea level, the eastern spurs of the Katunskiy mountain range, Kosh-Agach District, Central Altai Mts., West Siberia, Russia. 19th July, 1988, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Agriades orbitulus sajana 1350x1212 (~255Kb) 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, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Agriades orbitulus sajana 918x1224 (~222Kb) uns 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, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Agriades orbitulus sajana 581x717 (~120Kb) uns 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, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Agriades orbitulus sajana 527x698 (~106Kb) uns 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, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Agriades optilete 669x953 (~242Kb) uns male The Aldan River right bank 1 km W of Tommot town, Aldan Ulus, Sakha Republic - Yakutia, E Siberia, Russia. 25th June 2002, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Agriades optilete sibirica 400x300 (~16Kb) uns female A mossy larch (Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr.) taiga at the village Akotuy, the junction of the mountain ranges Uryumkanskii and Kukul'bei, Aleksandrovskozavodskoi District, E Chita Province, E Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 23rd July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Agriades optilete sibirica 611x616 (~96Kb) uns A very slight tundrous ridge surrounded with peat-moss marches few km of the western coast of the southernmost Kamchatka at the abandoned settlement Bol'sheretsk. 6th August 1992, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Afarsia morgiana 1065x1053 (~310Kb) uns female Iran, Ostan-e Lorestan, Shakhrestan-e Khorramabad, a pass at Zaghe, 31st May 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Afarsia morgiana 1515x1577 (~471Kb) uns female Iran, Ostan-e Lorestan, Shakhrestan-e Khorramabad, a pass at Zaghe, 31st May 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Afarsia morgiana 1272x1230 (~455Kb) uns female Iran, Ostan-e Lorestan, Shakhrestan-e Khorramabad, a pass at Zaghe, 31st May 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Afarsia morgiana 1781x1563 (~542Kb) uns female Iran, Ostan-e Lorestan, Shakhrestan-e Khorramabad, a pass at Zaghe, 31st May 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Afarsia morgiana 1353x1190 (~354Kb) uns female Iran, Ostan-e Lorestan, Shakhrestan-e Khorramabad, a pass at Zaghe, 31st May 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Patricius lucifera 579x790 (~126Kb) uns male A path in an open larch forest in the forest belt upper part, south-estern slope of the Tanmalyg River valley, Khan-Deer cluster of the Ubsunurskaya Kotlovina State Biosphaera Nature Reserve, the Khor-Taiga Mts. within the Khemchik Mountain Range, West Sayan, Chaa-Khol Kozhuun of Tyva Republic (Tuva), South Siberia, Russia. 4th July 2004, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Patricius lucifera 611x856 (~115Kb) uns male A path in an open larch forest in the forest belt upper part, south-estern slope of the Tanmalyg River valley, Khan-Deer cluster of the Ubsunurskaya Kotlovina State Biosphaera Nature Reserve, the Khor-Taiga Mts. within the Khemchik Mountain Range, West Sayan, Chaa-Khol Kozhuun of Tyva Republic (Tuva), South Siberia, Russia. 4th July 2004, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Patricius lucifera 1358x1161 (~362Kb) uns Russia, West Siberia, the western Altai Mts., Yanbochi valley at the Kyrlyk River headwaters 8 km SE of Kyrlyk village, a mud at a karst spring at a limestone hill foot. 6th July 2005, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Patricius lucifera 1242x1218 (~443Kb) uns Russia, West Siberia, the western Altai Mts., Yanbochi valley at the Kyrlyk River headwaters 8 km SE of Kyrlyk village, a mud at a karst spring at a limestone hill foot. 6th July 2005, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Patricius lucifera 884x943 (~268Kb) uns Russia, West Siberia, the western Altai Mts., Yanbochi valley at the Kyrlyk River headwaters 8 km SE of Kyrlyk village, a mud at a karst spring at a limestone hill foot. 6th July 2005, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Aricia agestis 961x819 (~199Kb) ups Russia, North Caucasus, Adygea Republic, Maikop, Khanskaya stanitsa, a meadow on the Belaya River right bank. 11th July 2008, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Aricia artaxerxes strandi 400x533 (~64Kb) uns A herb meadow at the northern foot of the Seminskii Pass, Shebalino District, Altai Republic, the Altai Mts., West Siberia, Russia. 29th June 1989, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Aricia artaxerxes strandi 500x457 (~43Kb) uns male A short-forb meadow in the valley of the Zyryanka Rivulet low flow, Akademgorodok [Academy Town], Novosibirsk, West Siberia, Russia. 5th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Aricia artaxerxes strandi 400x548 (~35Kb) uns male A detrituous southern slope of the Dzhazator River right bank 4 km upstream of the Zhumaly River mouth, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 20th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Aricia artaxerxes strandi 389x600 (~33Kb) uns A birch grove edge near Irga village, Kemerovo Province. 30th June 2000, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Aricia artaxerxes strandi 1021x1037 (~255Kb) uns male Russia, West Siberia, the western Altai Mts., Yanbochi valley at the Kyrlyk River headwaters 8 km SE of Kyrlyk village, a mud at a karst spring at a limestone hill foot. 6th July 2005, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Aricia chinensis 600x800 (~65Kb) uns male A bluff of the Onon River right bank 10 km upstream of the village Nozhnii Tsasuchei, Onon District, S Chita Province, SE Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 18th July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Aricia chinensis 600x800 (~67Kb) uns male A bluff of the Onon River right bank 10 km upstream of the village Nozhnii Tsasuchei, Onon District, S Chita Province, SE Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 18th July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Eumedonia eumedon 400x533 (~36Kb) uns female An open poplar (Populus nigra L. + Populus alba L.) forest on the Berd' River left bank between villages Ust'-Chem and Legostaevo, Iskitim District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 24th June 1990, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Eumedonia eumedon modestus 676x1001 (~181Kb) uns Russian Federation, Adygea Republic, Caucasian nature reserve, Lagonaki Plateau, the Blyam Mt. environs, alpine meadows, 12 July 2008, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Eumedonia eumedon modestus 1173x822 (~250Kb) uns Russian Federation, Adygea Republic, Caucasian nature reserve, Lagonaki Plateau, the Blyam Mt. environs, alpine meadows, 12 July 2008, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Eumedonia eumedon modestus 985x873 (~205Kb) ups Russian Federation, Adygea Republic, Caucasian nature reserve, Lagonaki Plateau, the Blyam Mt. environs, alpine meadows, 12 July 2008, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Plebejus argus 753x594 (~126Kb) uns female Russia, Khabarovskiy Kray, Khabarovsk southern env., Bychikha village. 7th July 2014, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Plebejus argus 794x937 (~170Kb) uns female Russia, Khabarovskiy Kray, Khabarovsk southern env., Bychikha village. 7th July 2014, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Plebejus argus clarasiaticus 1000x1000 (~154Kb) male female Russia, Siberia, Khakas Republic, Shira District, 2 km SE of village Efremkino, 54°26' N 89°28' E, alt. 500-800 m, stony steppen S-exposed slope with lime rocks. 4/VII 2000, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Plebejus argus clarasiaticus 700x658 (~77Kb) male female Russia, Siberia, Khakas Republic, Shira District, 2 km SE of village Efremkino, 54°26' N 89°28' E, alt. 500-800 m, stony steppen S-exposed slope with lime rocks. 4/VII 2000, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Plebejus argus clarasiaticus 1388x1160 (~250Kb) uns male female Russia, West Siberia, Altai Republic, Ust'-Koksa District, Ust'-Koksa village environs, meadows with Onobrychis arenaria on glades in open larch forest on gentle E slopes of the Koksa River righ bank valley next to the village, 25th July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Plebejus argus clarasiaticus 815x1042 (~259Kb) ups male Russia, West Siberia, Altai Republic, Ust'-Koksa District, Ust'-Koksa village environs, meadows with Onobrychis arenaria on glades in open larch forest on gentle E slopes of the Koksa River righ bank valley next to the village, 25th July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Plebejus argus clarasiaticus 1060x1148 (~246Kb) uns male Russia, West Siberia, Altai Republic, Ust'-Koksa District, Ust'-Koksa village environs, meadows with Onobrychis arenaria on glades in open larch forest on gentle E slopes of the Koksa River righ bank valley next to the village, 25th July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Plebejus argus clarasiaticus 884x1137 (~220Kb) Russia, West Siberia, Altai Republic, Ust'-Koksa District, Ust'-Koksa village environs, meadows with Onobrychis arenaria on glades in open larch forest on gentle E slopes of the Koksa River righ bank valley next to the village, 25th July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Plebejus argus clarasiaticus 837x1190 (~232Kb) Russia, West Siberia, Altai Republic, Ust'-Koksa District, Ust'-Koksa village environs, meadows with Onobrychis arenaria on glades in open larch forest on gentle E slopes of the Koksa River righ bank valley next to the village, 25th July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Plebejus argus clarasiaticus 612x816 (~134Kb) Russia, West Siberia, Altai Republic, Ust'-Koksa District, Ust'-Koksa village environs, meadows with Onobrychis arenaria on glades in open larch forest on gentle E slopes of the Koksa River righ bank valley next to the village, 25th July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Plebejus argus clarasiaticus 989x892 (~395Kb) Russia, West Siberia, Altai Republic, Ust'-Koksa District, Ust'-Koksa village environs, meadows with Onobrychis arenaria on glades in open larch forest on gentle E slopes of the Koksa River righ bank valley next to the village, 25th July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Plebejus argus clarasiaticus 1308x864 (~455Kb) Russia, West Siberia, Altai Republic, Ust'-Koksa District, Ust'-Koksa village environs, meadows with Onobrychis arenaria on glades in open larch forest on gentle E slopes of the Koksa River righ bank valley next to the village, 25th July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Plebejus argus clarasiaticus 1224x918 (~477Kb) Russia, West Siberia, Altai Republic, Ust'-Koksa District, Ust'-Koksa village environs, meadows with Onobrychis arenaria on glades in open larch forest on gentle E slopes of the Koksa River righ bank valley next to the village, 25th July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Plebejus argus obensis 533x400 (~49Kb) uns male female A lawn, Akademgorodok [Academy Town], Novosibirsk, West Siberia, Russia. 22nd June 1989, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Plebejus argus obensis 478x694 (~36Kb) uns male female A lawn, Akademgorodok [Academy Town], Novosibirsk, West Siberia, Russia. 22nd June 1989, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Plebejus argyrognomon 918x1040 (~182Kb) uns female Russia, West Siberia, the Altai Mts., Altai Republic, Shebalino District, the Ulus-Cherga village environs, a herbaceous meadow on southern slope. 8th July 2007 (on Vicia unijuga R. Br.), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Plebejus calliopis polaris 400x300 (~61Kb) ups male female A detritous montane tundra on the SW side of a ring mountain range circling the Ksudach Caldera, Elizovo District, South Kamchatka, Russia. 21 August 1991 (playing male and female), Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Plebejus calliopis sailjugemicus 513x518 (~52Kb) ups female A dry Kobresia tundra patch among dwarf birch tundras on a ledge between the Chikty Rivulet and a next upstream right tributary of the Dzhazator River upper flow, 2400 m above sea level, the southern principal slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 15th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Plebejus calliopis sailjugemicus 533x400 (~65Kb) male An subalpine meadow, at 2000 m above sea level, on the eastern spurs of the Katunskiy Mt. Range, the valley of the Argem (Direntai) stream, Central Altai Mts., West Siberia, Russia. 13th July, 1988, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Plebejus calliopis sailjugemicus 483x600 (~58Kb) uns male A dry Kobresia tundra patch among dwarf birch tundras on a ledge between the Chikty Rivulet and a next upstream right tributary of the Dzhazator River upper flow, 2400 m above sea level, the southern principal slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 15th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
Plebejus subsolanus 300x400 (~27Kb) uns male A meadow, with Medicago dominating, on the Tes-Khem River right bank in front of the Shivilig-Khem valley, the Ubsu-Nur intermontane hollow, Tes-Khem District, Tuva Republic, Siberia, Russia. 9th July 1990, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Plebejus subsolanus 1000x1000 (~297Kb) Russia, Siberia, Khakass Republic, Tashtyp District, the Dzhabash River right bank, 8 km E of settlement Abaza, elevation of 450-500 m. 6/VII 2000 (Congregation on wet ground. Seen also Cyaniris semiargus and many Coenonympha oedippus), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	Plebejus cleobis ongodai 513x518 (~52Kb) ups female A dry Kobresia tundra patch among dwarf birch tundras on a ledge between the Chikty Rivulet and a next upstream right tributary of the Dzhazator River upper flow, 2400 m above sea level, the southern principal slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 15th July 1998 (on Veronica porphyriana), Photo © Oleg Kosterin