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!.

Sunday, 25 August 2024

Other mountain creatures in August

Butterflies, flowers, beetles, anything other than bird (they feature inprevious post)


 Forest Pierrot, ゴイシシジミ  Taraka hamada 







Goschkevitschi's Labyrinth, サトキマダラヒカゲ  Neope goschkevitschii



Same type of butterfly though it looks rather different
Goschkevitschi's Labyrinth, サトキマダラヒカゲ  Neope goschkevitschii



2 species of Diana Treebrown, クロヒカゲ  Lethe diana





Seaka Kamemushi stinkbug, セアカツノカメムシ Acanthosoma denticaudum





Tiger Keelback, ヤマカガシ  Rhabdophis tigrinus



Moving swiftly, hunting for frogs in a dried-up swamp: 
Japanese striped snake, シマヘビ  Elaphe quadrivirgata





Visiting the swamp, searching for some possible nutrients  
Pallas' Fritillary, ウラギンスジヒョウモン   Argyronome laodice





Nearby: Fields of Fox Razor, キツネノカミソリLycoris sanguinea 
All in full bloom



Not the big one Okitsunekamizori I think, but very pretty



Mamakona, ママコナ  Melampyrum roseum var. japonicum





Nogilan, ノギラン Metanarthecium luteoviride



Zoomushi Weevils, ゾオムシ



I didn't see the beautiful white flowers this year, but was happy to find their fruit.
Yamashakuyaku, ヤマシャクヤク  Paeonia japonica



We're having very little rain, but some mushrooms are flourishing



Not many people appreciate moths, but these 2 on a simple stone made my day
Hitotsume Kagiba, ヒトツメカギバ  Auzata superba



Towards the middle of the month: The Pincushion flower, マツムシソウ  Scabiosa japonica



Great St. Johnswort or giant St. John's Wort, コウライトモエソウ  Hypericum ascyron



Huge monkey seats in the dark part of the woods



Gomadara Kamikiri Longhorn beetle, ゴマダラカミキリ





The black brother: Sawtooth Longhorn Beetle, ノコギリカミキリ

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