Butterflies of the Melitaea ala species complex a M. ala ala, male, BPALB179-16 (CCDB-25458_G12), Kazakhstan, Dzhungarian Alatau, Kopal, 45.04°N, 79.06°E, 1800–1900 m, 13.VI.2016, V. Lukhtanov leg. b M. ala bicolor, clade b1, male, Kyrgyzstan, Moldatoo Mts, 41.5°N, 74.62°E, 2100 m, 29.VI.1996, V. Lukhtanov leg. c M. ala zaisana, male, LOWA174-06, Kazakhstan, Kurchumski Khrebet, Kalgutinski Pass, 600 m, 48.47°N, 84.12°E, 9.VI.1998, V. Lukhtanov leg. d M. ala irtyshica, male, BPAL3484-16 (CCDB-25456_F04), Kazakhstan, Zyryanovsk distr., Oktyabrsk, 49.6178°N, 83.6219°E, 420 m, 08.VI.1999, V. Lukhtanov leg. e M. ala bicolor, clade b2, male, CCDB-03024-RPVL-00009, Kazakhstan, Kirgizski Mts, Merke, 42.69°N, 73.25°E, 1500m, 13.VI.2000, V. Lukhtanov leg. f M. ala bicolor, clade b2, male, BPAL027-10 (RPVL-00027), Kyrgyzstan, Talassky Mts, Kara-Bura pass, 42.27°N, 71.57°E, 2000m, 30.VI.2000, V. Lukhtanov leg. g M. ala bicolor, clade b2, male, BPAL026-10 (RPVL-00026), Kyrgyzstan, Talassky Mts, Kara-Bura pass, 42.27°N, 71.57°E, 2000m, 30.VI.2000, V. Lukhtanov leg. h M. kotshubeji bundeli, male, GA161, Tajikistan, Alai Mts, Kichi-Karamuk, 39.4258°N, 71.6125°E; 3150 m, 03.VIII.2019, V. Lukhtanov leg. i M. kotshubeji bundeli, female, GA166, Tajikistan, Alai Mts, Kichi-Karamuk, 39.4258°N, 71.6125°E; 3150 m, 03.VIII.2019, V. Lukhtanov leg. j M. kotshubeji kotshubeji, male, BPAL2484-14 (CCDB-17966 B02), Tajikistan, Peter I Range, 7 km S Tajikobad, 14.VIII.2003 k M. enarea, male, BPAL2656-14 (CCDB-17967_H07), Tajikistan, Tabakchi Mts, 37.85°N, 68.98°E, 1150 m, 01.V.2014, V. Lukhtanov leg. l M. enarea, female, BPAL2659-14 (CCDB-17967_H10), Tajikistan, Chaltau Mts, 37.9550°N, 69.1403°E, 1041m, 02.V.2014, V. Lukhtanov leg. Scale bar: 10 mm

 
 
  Part of: Lukhtanov VA, Gagarina AV, Pazhenkova EA (2021) Chromosomal and DNA barcode analysis of the Melitaea ala Staudinger, 1881 species complex (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Comparative Cytogenetics 15(2): 199-216. https://doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v15.i2.66121