April 2019

The April collection became quite big. Many have names, some not yet. I'll do my best

Flowers

Japanese Gentian, (Fuderindo) フデリンドウ

Blue toadflax, (Matsuba unlan) マツバウンラン　         Chinese milkvetch, (Renge) レンゲ

Watercress, (Kureson) 

Poppy, (Poppi) ポッピー

The following flowers might not be real wild, I saw the in garden-type places

Japanese wisteria (Fuji no hana) 藤の花,

Japanese Iris, (Kakitsubata) カキツバタ

Bermuda buttercup, (Kiirokatabami) キイロカタバミ

Pink woodsorrel, (murasaki katabami) ムラサキカタバミ

East Asian yellow water-lily, (kouhone) コウホネ

Greater quaking grass, (Kobansou) コバンソウ

Butterfliesand dragonflies

Small copper, (Benishijimi) ベニシジミ

Japanese Kawatombo,  ニホンカワトンボ

ヤマトンボ ?   ルリボシヤンマ ?   One day I will find out

One of the ‘Real’ Dragonflies, maybe Honsanae, ホンサナエ

Other insects

Larvae and pupa of ladybird beetles, (Tentomushi) テント虫ムシ 

ナガメ, (Nagame) has no English name, but could be called Japanese Harlequin cabbage bug

The same with this one. I'l call it Marukamemushi stinkbug, マルカメムシ

I suppose this is a type of Aphid. アブラムシ ?

Frogs and other reptiles

Japanese Tree frog, (amagaeru) アマガエル

Japanese Grass lizard, (nihonkanahebi) ニホンカナヘビ

Looking for a mate?

 

Mushrooms