Parnassius tenedius (Eversmann, 1851)

Altai, Lake Cheibekkol; 5/97  ssp vulcanus male 
Yakutia, Russia; May 30 1991  ssp britae

   Widespread in USSR, Mongolia and China with five subspecies at least. Declining in Russia and local, but not rare. A low altitude species, it flies in Taiga Spruce forests, along roads, and even in towns.