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Insects of Japan

golden-skipper * Golden Skippers, possibly male of Ochlodes venatus (Bremer & Grey, 1852) * 1024 x 766 * (155KB)

small-copper-butterfly-2 * The Small Copper or the Common Copper, Lycaena phlaeas Family: Lycaenidae. Known as beni shijimi. beni means red in japanese. Widespread and common across Europe, Asia and North America.. * 1024 x 766 * (174KB)

small-copper-butterfly-1 * The Small Copper or the Common Copper, Lycaena phlaeas Family: Lycaenidae. Known as beni shijimi. beni means red in japanese. Widespread and common across Europe, Asia and North America.. * 1024 x 766 * (268KB)

sympetrum-lavender * of lavenders and dragonflies.. a dragonfly of the genus sympetrum @ the Lavender fields of Furano * 1024 x 766 * (192KB)

peacock-butterfly-4 * Peacock Butterfly on my shoulders. A blurred image, but I like it cuz of the intimacy it showed :) * 1024 x 766 * (105KB)

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peacock-butterfly-3 * Peacock Butterfly. Inachis io Family Nymphalidae. Japanese name: Kujaku-cho. kujaku means peacock.

The Peacock butterfly's wings are reddish-brown on top with distinctive false eye markings. The underside (next picture) is dark brown to black.

@ Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens * 1024 x 766 * (228KB)

peacock-butterfly-1 * Peacock Butterfly. Inachis io Family Nymphalidae. Japanese name: Kujaku-cho. kujaku means peacock.

The Peacock butterfly's wings are reddish-brown on top (previous picture) with distinctive false eye markings. The underside is dark brown to black.

@ Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens * 1024 x 766 * (201KB)

peacock-butterfly-2 * Peacock Butterfly. Inachis io Family Nymphalidae. Japanese name: Kujaku-cho. kujaku means peacock.

The Peacock butterfly's wings are reddish-brown on top with distinctive false eye markings. The underside is dark brown to black.

@ Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens * 1024 x 766 * (198KB)

lady-bug-2 * The Lady Bug flew on to my jacket while I was photographing it. Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens, Sapporo. * 1024 x 766 * (75KB)

lady-bug-1 * Lady Bug @ Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens, Sapporo. * 1024 x 766 * (138KB)

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mayfly-amimekagerou * Mayfly on my keyboard. Mayflys are aquatic insects where the immature stage occurs in fresh water (called naiads). The adults are short-lived, maybe as little as a few hours to a day or two, depending on the species. * 1024 x 766 * (96KB)

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