Small stuff achi kochi

Continued from previous post. The nurses have finished checking my bandages and are back at their station. I take out my laptop and I find so many small treasures in June's photo album, I cannot possibly post them all. 

West Fukuoka: Young Wagtails, exploring their world, White Wagtail, ハクセキレイ

Jumping out of the green wild bush: Gooseneck Loosestrife, オカトラノオ

I was worried that the people with their big nets would find it. It's been here 2 weeks now. So far so good. メスグロヒョウモン · Sagana Fritillary

At the usual tree the first beetles have arrived

Drone beetles, カナブン

カシワマイマイ幼虫 · Caterpillar of Pink Lymantria Moth

A little further south, Pea Blue, ウラナミシジミ

Every year's classic: Small Coppers, ベニシジミ on Daisy Fleabane, ヒメジョオン

How many butterflies? Cabbage Whites, モンシロチョウ

It's the perfect weather for Rain Lilies, サフランモドキ. The Large Skipper, キマダラセセリ likes them as well.

This year they appear "everywhere" Short-tailed Blue, ツバメシジミ

Japanese Grass Lizard, ニホンカナヘビ

This perfectly shaped orange blob was calling me from far. 

In one corner of the park were clusters of young pretty Stinkbugs, nymphs of the Southern Green Stink Bug, ミナミアオカメムシ

They like to huddle together

Left over from Mt Kuju: Emerald moth sp. コシロスジアオシャク

Hoso Longhorn Beetle? ホソカミキリ

Flowers of the Japanese Snowbell, エゴノキ, floating down the stream

Tsushima small stuff

I almost forgot to publish this post. It's over 3 weeks old. Sorry. The weather conditions during my time in Tsushima were very nice. Clear skies, no rain, temperatures in the 20Cs. It felt like summer. I took some time watching butterflies and found some real beauties.

Female Great Mormon, ナガサキアゲハ ·♀

 Common Jay, ミカドアゲハ  Not often seen in my area, so I was happy

Red Helen Swallowtail, モンキアゲハ 

Near a shrine some orchids were in full bloom

Siebold's Hardy Orchid, キエビネ

In the cherry blossom trees it we saw many caterpillars, often dangling on a thread, then clinging to our clothes, some ending up in the car. Most were those smooth green ones that birds like to feed to their young. This one below caught my eye with its fine hairs, lit up in the sunlight.

noctuid or "owlet"ヤガ上科

A moth that looked familiar, yet the colors were off. Is it a kind of Tomoe?

Macrauzata, スカシカギバ

Small stuff in April

We are in the middle of the spring crossing, but there are very few birds here in Fukuoka. Walking around my various checkpoints, I find orchids and insects.

Common Mapwing, イシガケチョウ

Japanese Peacock Swallowtail, カラスアゲハ

Diana Treebrown, クロヒカゲ

Golden Orchid, キンラン

Noble Orchid, シュンラン

Caterpillar of Common Mapwing, イシガケチョウ 幼虫

Caterpillar of Squeaking Silkmoth, ウスタビガ

Purple Small Fruit-piercing Moth, ムラサキヒメクチバ

Brittlestem, ナヨタケ科