It was hot, hot, hot. Still 9 or 10 people showed up for the monthly gathering. There were few birds, but enough flowers and insects to keep us occupied for about 4 hours. IAt midday I started feeling a bit blurry, could not focus very well and had difficulty concentrating. I lost my footing at one stage, but didn't get any serious injuries, And the camera was ok. Let's be careful in this weather.
Pictures are in order of encounters
Japanese jacinth ツルボ (Barnardia japonica)
Larve of Impatiens Hawkmoth, セスジススメ幼虫 (Theretra oldenlandiae)
Agrimonia pilosa var. japonica キンミズヒキ
One of these migrating butterflies flew by: Chestnut tiger アサギマダラ (Parantica sita)
Common grass yellow キタキチョウ (Eurema hecabe)
Japanese Oakblue ムラサキシ (Arhopala japonica)
Black-tailed Skimmer, オオシオカラトンボ (Orthetrum melania) ♀
Kokuran コクラン (Liparis nervosa)
Numagaeru ヌマガエル (Fejervarya kawamurai)
クルマバナ (Clinopodium chinense) kind of Deadnettle
Aodogane scarab beetle アオドウガネ (Anomala albopilosa)
Inubiwa Hamakimodoki イヌビワハマキモドキ (Choreutis japonica)
Caterpillar of fruit piercing moth Hime Eguriba ヒメエグリバ 幼虫 (Oraesia emarginata)
A new entryat the sap tree: Freyer's Purple Emperor, コムラサキ (Apatura metis)
Maybe a female
Ramie Moth, (Fukurasuzume) フクラスズメ (Arcte coerula)
What does it have on its head? An egg of some sort?
Small but pretty beetles: ヨツボシケシキスイ, (Glischrochilus (Librodor) japonius)
ウスミドリナミシャク, Episteira nigrilinearia
There were 2. A pair?
Japanese wrinkled frog (ツチガエル) I think
Spider web, クモの巣 of カタハリウズグモ (kind of Uloboridae, non-venomous spider)
The same spider and web in 2 different light conditions
After midday I briefly went back to the place where I saw the purple butterflies, to find another Oakblue. First I saw this Angled Sunbeam (ウラギンシジミ) Curetis acuta. Keeping its wings firmly closed while resting.
Numagaeru ヌマガエル (Fejervarya kawamurai) again
Japanese Oakblue ムラサキシジミ (Arhopala japonica)...
...opening up!
Powdered Oakblue ムラサキツバメ (Arhopala bazalus) too shy
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