Hikosan 2

When visiting Mt. Hiko, a stop at the Takazumi Shrine is due. I had not expected to stay more than a few minutes, but when I saw the Wren flying in and out, I was hooked.

Eurasian Wren, ミソサザイ

Yes, the nest was inside! (no picture)

Just a few more.

Around the Shrine: Japanese Stone Orchid, セッコクラン

Water Tabirako, ミズタビラコ

Laceshrub, コゴメウツギ

Futarishizuka, フタリシズカ with guttation visible on the edge of the leaves

the Spangle, カラスアゲハ

More small stuff

Butterflies, beetles and other things. For people who like really small and sometimes a little weird stuff. And one small bird.

Brown Dipper, カワガラス

Pupa of Little Red-spotted Ladybird, ヒメ アカボシテントウ

For S, who thinks it looks like runny egg yolk and wants me to taste it...

Usuki Muyolan, ウスキムヨウラン　

Diana Treebrown, クロヒカゲ

Black-female Fritillary, メスグロヒョウモン

Common Hedge Blue, ヤクシマルリシジミ

Restricted Demon, クロセセリ

Daimio Seseri, ダイミョウセセリ

Forest Pierrot,ゴイシシジミ

Female Angled Sunbeam ウラギンシジミ

Lamy Longhorn, ラミカミキリ

Esaki's stink bug, エサキモンキツノカメムシ

Red Longicorn Beetle,  ベニカミキリ

Yellow Crest Moth, キモンガ

Four-eyed geometrid moth, ヨツメエダシャク

Two-spotted geometrid moth, フタテンオエダシャク

Big Octopus Insect gal, ムシコブ (Not official English name 😜)

Summer small stuff

Mostly from late July to August, around Fukuoka city. Looking at the photos, I can still feel the heat. But it didn't keep me from going out. How much longer can I keep this up?

One of the most surprising sights was the larvae of an Angled Sunbeam ウラギンシジミの幼虫, feeding on Kudzu flower, クズの花 (葛の花) I knew about them, but I had never seen any. Thank you A-chan, for pointing it out.

Next a Japanese Tree frog, ニホンアマガエル. There were so few, I hardly saw any this year.

The Kunugi tree did well. Japanese Siren Butterfly, ゴマダラチョウ

Red Helen Swallowtail, モンキアゲハ

 

2 Bufs were chasing each other in a dark corner of the forest. The photo with slow S speed turned out kind of interesting

Diana Treebrown, クロヒカゲ

An Old World Swallowtail, キアゲハ was moving from flower to flower, laying eggs.

THE EGG!

Midday, at a dark shrine I found this beautiful Kagiba Aoshaku moth, カギバアオシャク

This year the Wind Orchids, フウラン were exploding from the tree trunks!

Last a Yotsusuji Torakamikiri Longhorn beetle, ヨツスジトラカミキリ on flowers, whose name I forgot