Friday, 4 July 2025

Central Kyushu June 21 - 22

June 21st, temperature up in the 20s, approximately 27°C, and rising. Intermittent rain. I started south in Minami Aso and worked my way north and up to higher and cooler elevations. It was a lonely weekend. First, the birds:


Japanese Reed Bunting, コジュリン












Distant Common Cuckoo (カッコウ) quickly becoming a regular on the blog.



One of those that make you think: Is this an ordinary Shrike? I only saw it up front. Yet, I suppose:
  Bull-headed Shrike (モズ)



On to butterflies.   Orange Hairstreak, アカシジミ 





Black-banded Hairstreak, ミズイロオナガシジミ



Asian Comma, キタテハ





High Brown Fritillary, ウラギンヒョウモン







Next, one of my hairy friends. The face markings give it a melancholic expression. Sad beauty.
Caterpillar of a Gipsy Moth, マイマイガ 



Coffee Bee Hawkmoth, or Pellucid Hawk moth, オオスカシバ



Pale Grass Blue, ヤマトシジミ



Red-necked Assassin bug, クビアカサシガメ



Silver-washed Fritillary, ミドリヒョウモン



Oak Longicorn Beetle, ハラアカコブカミキリ



Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow, モンキチョウ



Lilacine Bushbrown, コジャノメ



Chinese Bushbrown, ヒメジャノメ



Satsumashijimi、サツマシジミ



Awl-Fly, キアブ




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