A collection of the few butterflies I ran into around the city parks etc. It really is very little and very poor. I hope this is not going to be the new normal.
The only ones I saw regularly, maybe more than other years:
Powdered Oakblue, ムラサキツバメ Narathura bazalus
They don't like to show their color
In comparison, the bright purple Japanese Oakblue, ムラサキシジミ (Narathura japonica) opens its wings more often.
Forest Pierrot (ゴイシシジミ) Taraka hamada
The only one I found in west Fukuoka
One spec that is always around: Common Five-ring, ヒメウラナミジャノメ Ypthima baldus
Another common buf: Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow, モンキチョウ Colias erate
Common Mapwing, イシガケチョウ Cyrestis thyodamas
Last year there were so many. Plains Cupid, クロマダラソテツシジミ Chilades pandava
A quick glimpse: Japanese Siren Butterfly, ゴマダラチョウ Hestina persimilis japonica
Late August they suddenly appeared. Japanese Dart, キマダラセセリ Potanthus flavus
Another Skipper, the Hosoba Skipper, ホソバセセリ Isoteinon lamprospilus
Chinese Bushbrown, ヒメジャノメ Mycalesis gotama
Old World Swallowtail, キアゲハ Papilio machaon
Follow the wasps, they will show you the way. Blue Admiral, ルリタテハ Kaniska canace
Goschkevitschi's Labyrinth, サトキマダラヒカゲ Neope goschkevitschii
With so few bufs around, even the common Indian Fritillary ♂, ツマグロヒョウモン (Argyreus hyperbius) becomes a highlight in the dark woods
One of my favorites: Peacock Pansy, タテハモドキ Junonia almana
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