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Location:
Trans-Alai, Muzkol, Sary-Kol and North Alichur Ranges in Eastern Pamirs by the Road 'Osh-Khorog'.
Date:
July 5-30.
Collecting items:
8 species of Parnassius - autocrator, charltonius (anjuta and mistericus ssp.),
staudingeri (hunza, infernalis and jacobsoni ssp.), kiritchenkoi, simo avinovi,
simonius nigrificatus, jacquemonti pamirus, actius brutus, 4 species of Colias - wiskotti
aurea, marcopolo, eogene erythas, cocandica hinducucica, about 10 species of
Satyridae - mostly Karanasa and Paralasa, various Nymphalidae, especially
Melitaea, two dozen species of Lycaenidae and Hesperidae. Moth collecting
gives not many species and exemplars, but most of them are rare; and very rare.
beetle collecting gives the same results. Do not forget that value of
Pamirs specimens is much higher than value of ones collected in other regions of the Middle Asia!
Accommodation:
Staying in tents. The camp will be at altitude 3,800-4,200 meters.
Notes:
A minimum group size is two persons.
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