The seven-spot ladybird (nanahoshi-tentou-mushi) is just as common in Japan as it is in Europe.
Coleoptera: Coccinellidae
Coccinella septempunctata = nanahoshi-tentou-mushi (seven-spot ladybird)
December 2005
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Lachnolebia cribricollis
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Coleoptera: Carabidae
Lachnolebia cribricollis = kikubi-ao-atokiri-gomimushi
Sat 3 Dec 2005
Handsome fungus beetle
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Most species in the family Endomycidae feed on fungi and many are them are colorful (like this particular species), hence the name “handsome fungus beetles.”
Coleoptera: Endomychidae (“false ladybirds” or “handsome fungus beetles”)
Ancylopus pictus
= yotsuboshi-tentoudamushi (four-spotted false ladybird)