Aisatsu

Aisatsu

This blog is for family and friends, to share my feelings and photos with and for myself, to support my fading memory. Readers who have my site translated automatically, please refer to the original if necessary. Especially when it comes to identification. Any comments, anonymous or by email name are always welcome!.

Thursday 30 September 2021

Varied Tit, ヤマガラ

On September 19th there was a constant stream of birds heading for the Japanese Snowbell tree (エゴノキ) that was quickly loosing its olive shaped fruits. Some birds were shyer than others, One didn't give a sh...













Ehh? 





Butterflies of the summer 1

Some common and some uncommon and different butterflies seen over the summer.

Common Jay, ミカドアゲハ 

 Funny name; here in Fukuoka it's not a common butterfly at all









Similar looking Common Bluebottle, アオスジアゲハ


One morning all the Chinese Windmills, ジャコウアゲハ decided to come out.


Some could not fly yet. Their wings were slowly unfolding, while they hung on to a stem or blade of grass


Matured female Chinese Windmill, ジャコウアゲハ



Next an Asian Swallowtail, ナミアゲハ with unusual blue coloring.



Gomadarachou, ゴマダラチョウ




Freyer's Purple Emperor (コムラサキ)
Male or female? It looks brown and yellow from this side...





... and when it turned around it became purple!



Kimadaraseseri, キマダラセセリ from Kanatake



and Himekimadara seseri, ヒメキマダラセセリ from Kuju



Powdered Oakblue, ムラサキツバメ (L) and Japanese Oakblue, ムラサキシジミ (R)




Indian fritillary (ツマグロヒョウモン) male and female




Sakahachichou, サカハチチョウ aka the Large Map



Common Mapwing, イシガケチョウ



Butterflies of the summer 3, Papilio

  This post has the Ageha butterflies, Papilio, from July to September


Spangle, クロアゲハ

detail




Look at the pollen on its face!



Red Helen, モンキアゲハ





Great Mormon, ナガサキアゲハ


detail





Laying eggs??



Chinese Windmill, ジャコウアゲハ







Butterflies of the summer 2

Another lot from earlier this year

Pea Blue、ウラナミシジミ



the Forest Pierrot, ゴイシシジミ



White Admiral, イチモンジチョウ





The Dryad, ジャノメチョウ 





Gossamer-winged butterfly  シジミ spec. 





Freyer's Purple Emperor, コムラサキ





Hikagechou, ヒカゲチョウ   endemic to Japan



Diana Treebrown, クロヒカゲ



Old World Swallowtail,  キアゲハ



Silver-washed Fritillary, ミドリヒョウモン



Some from before the summer
Miyama Seseri、ミヤマセセリ ♂  endangered





Ikarimonga, イカリモンガ is actually a moth.


Pale Grass Blue, ヤマトシジミ