Nanayama Swamp June 28th

FLOWERS

Tsuchi akebi, ツチアケビ,  Cyrtosia septentrionalis

Fortunately still in ful bloom!!!

Numa toranoo, ヌマトラノオ  Lysimachia fortunei,   Loosestrife spec

QQ Teriha akashouma, テリハアカショウマAstilbe thunbergii ?

Kakiran, カキラン, Epipactis thunbergii

Junsai ジュンサイ,  Brasenia schreberi,  Watershield

Himemikuri, ヒメミクリ,  Sparganium stenophyllum

Kumokiriso, クモキリソウ,  Liparis kumokiri

Flower of  Mosengoke,  モウセンゴケの花,   Drosera rotundifolia,   Round-leaved sundew

Red variety

Oobaumano suzukusa, オオバウマノスズクサ, (Aristlochia kaempferi)

DAMSELFLIES AND DRAGONFLIES. Unexpectedly my dream of having somebody to ask questions to came true. Thank you C san!

Monosashitombo  モノサシトンボ  Copera annulata  White-legged damselfly

Many pairs were lined up at a fast flowing part of the stream.

The male showing its bright white legs

Ki itotomboキイトトンボ  Ceriagrion melanurum

Beni itotombo  ベニイトトンボ Ceriagrion nipponicum

Kuroitotombo  クロイトトンボ  ‎Paracercion calamorum   Dusky Lilysquatter

Yotsuboshi tombo ヨツボシトンボ   Libellula quadrimaculata  Four-spotted chaser

Haccho tombo  ハッチョウトンボ  Nannophya pygmaea  Scarlet dwarf - male

female

Shojotombo  ショウジョウトンボ  Crocothemis servilia mariannae  Scarlet skimmer

Harabiro tombo  ハラビロトンボ  Lyriothemis pachygastra

This one pitch black!

Benitombo  ベニトンボ　Trithemis aurora  Crimson marsh glider

OTHER INSECTS, including just 1 butterfly :-)

ツマグロヒョウモン  Indian fritillary　male

オバボタル  Lucidina biplagiata - A kind of fire fly beetle

Again some of those long-haired caterpillars, probably of a moth, maybe オビガ, Apha aequalis, a Giant Lappet Moth!

キマワリ  Plesiophthalmus nigrocyaneus   

FROGS AND REPTILE

ニホンアカガエル　Japanese Brown frog  Rana japonica

Japanese tree frog   ニホンアマガエル

ニホンカナヘビ,  Japanese grass lizard

Last some scenery from the misty mountains

Nanayama swamp June 15th

This report is going to be published after July because of the rare flowers. Sadly they get taken every year and reveiling their location might result in them disappearing in the wild.

Our long overdue visit to the swamp was planned on a cloudy day that turned out to be rainy most of the time. I still managed some shots, starting with this Japanese Tree Frog, ニホンアマガエル in a village garden nearby. I was so worried about the camera I just pointed and shot. But it didn't turn out too bad.

In that same village: Spotted bellflower, ホタルブクロ and Common Straight Swift, イチモンジセセリ on Sweet William Catchfly,  ムシトリナデシコ

Next the rare, delicate orchid types

Left: Kobantomboso, コバノトンボソウ, (Platanthera tipuloides subsp. nipponica)

Right: Tsuchi akebi, ツチアケビ,  (Cyrtosia septentrionalis)

Kumokiriso, クモキリソウ, (Liparis kumokiri)

Tsuruaridooshi, ツルアリドオシ, (Mitchella undulata)

Kakiran, カキラン (Epipactis thunbergii)

Ichiyakuso, イチヤクソウ, (Pyrola japonica)

Pygmy water-lily, ヒツジグサ

Himemikuri, ヒメミクリ (Sparganium stenophyllum)

Asian pogoniaトキソウ

with a little guest

...gone!

Oobaumano suzukusa, オオバウマノスズクサ, (Aristlochia kaempferi)

Scarlet Dwarf ♂, ハッチョウトンボ

Ki ito tombo (Yellow Damselfly) キイトトンボ

Monosashi tonbo ♂ (White-legged Damselfly spec) モノサシトンボ

 ♀

Common Grass Yellow, キタキチョウ

??? Cystidia spec. moth ???

another Q-mark moth

Hiroobi tomboedashakuヒロオビトンボエダシャク (Cystidia truncangulata)

??? Kuronamishaku クロナミシャク ???

Hairy catrpillar of some sort, that's all I can say

Probably a moth, maybe even オビガ, Apha aequalis, a Giant Lappet Moth...

I take this beautiful beast to be a Montane Brown Frog (ヤマアカガエル)

and this young guy maybe a Japanese Brown Frog (ニホンアカガエル)

Always there: Japanese tree frog (ニホンアマガエル)

At another location near a big river: Mayfly, モンカゲロウ attracted by our camp light

and along the water: Darner dragonfly spec, ヤンマ科 another one I cannot completely identify  - yet