Maculinea arionides

Nikolay Nikolaevich Kondakov (1908–1999)
N.N. Kondakov was one of most outstanding animal painters of the Soviet Union and modern Russia. He was educated biologist which helped him to create most authentic paintings of such astonishing creatures as butterflies. He illustrated many guides and reference books. Besides painting insects, he collected them in the filed, as well. His collection of 12 thousand specimens was donated by him to the Museum.