Japan-Insects

golden-skipper

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

Golden Skippers, possibly male of Ochlodes venatus (Bremer & Grey, 1852)

small-copper-butterfly-2

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

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..

small-copper-butterfly-1

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

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..

peacock-butterfly-3

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

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

peacock-butterfly-1

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

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

peacock-butterfly-2

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

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

peacock-butterfly-4

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

Peacock Butterfly on my shoulders. A blurred image, but I like it cuz of the intimacy it showed :)

butterfly_001

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan

moth_camoflague_001

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

spot the moth. nature is so good at camoflage. hokkaido university botanical gardens,,

sympetrum-lavender

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

of lavenders and dragonflies.. a dragonfly of the genus sympetrum @ the Lavender fields of Furano

dragon_fly_001

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

hokkaido university botanical gardens,,

damselfly_mating_002

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

damselflies mating at a pond. Noboribetsu, South Hokkaido

damselfly_mating_001

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

damselflies mating at a pond. Noboribetsu, South Hokkaido

damselfly_mating_003

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

damselflies mating at a pond. Noboribetsu, South Hokkaido

lady-bug-2

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

The Lady Bug flew on to my jacket while I was photographing it. Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens, Sapporo.

lady-bug-1

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

Lady Bug @ Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens, Sapporo.

spider_camoflague_002

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

spider camoflague. hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan

spider_camoflague_001

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spider camoflague. hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan

spider_camoflague_003

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

spider at camoflague. hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan

spider_001

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

spider shooting up the dangling webline. Tomomitsu Minato's guesthouse premises, Usu, South Hokkaido

insect_008

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan

insect_009

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

beetle dreams. my dreams are green. hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan

insect_002

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

beetle dark. hokkaido university botanical gardens,,

insect_005

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

relaxing. hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan

insect_007

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

relaxing. hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan

insect_006

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

relaxing. hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan

insect_004

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan

insect_003

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan

caterpillar_web_001

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

caterpillar in its own web. hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan

mayfly-amimekagerou

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

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.

insect_001

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

laden with pollen. hokkaido university botanical gardens,,

bugs_mating_001

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

bugmates. gravity dare not play on these playmates. hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan

urumbu_vandu

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

ant and the bug. hokudai botanical gardens, sapporo

housefly_mating_001

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

houseflies mating. Tomomitsu Minato's guesthouse premises, Usu, South Hokkaido

mushroom_hokkaido_botanical _garden_002

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan

mushroom_hokkaido_botanical _garden_001

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

focus on the tiny one. hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan

flower_001

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

cute n tiny. hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan

teeth_hokkaido_botanical _garden

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:10 +0100

will bite you! hokkaido university botanical gardens, sapporo, japan