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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug
Lots of these yellow-spotted stink bugs (kimadara-kamemushi) on the trees in the park next to my children’s school. Although it is not native to Japan, it is very common in Fukuoka. It is listed on Australia’s Pests and Diseases Image … Continue reading
Dictyopharid Planthopper
This dictyopharid planthopper (nakano-tengu-sukeba) was in our living room yesterday evening. The Japanese name includes “tengu” after the long-nosed mountain goblins (see here). HEMIPTERA: Homoptera (Auchenorrhyncha): Dictyopharidae Dictyophara nakanonis = nakano-tengu-sukeba ************** Found this interesting on-line entomology class: http://eny3005.ifas.ufl.edu/lab1/Homoptera/Dictyopharid.htm
Stick Insect
It was great to find this stick insect (nanafushi) today. I remember keeping them as pets when I was a kid in the UK – we had to buy them from an insect supplier – and now I live somewhere … Continue reading
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Small Bush-Cricket
Quite a small bush-cricket (kirigirisu) with green sides and a brown top. Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae (katydids/bush-crickets) Conocephalus melas = sasakiri Location: Path near Hyoutan Pond (map)
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Hornet
There are several species of hornet in Japan. This one is Vespa tropica pulchra (hime-suzume-bachi ) and it is said to be the least aggressive and least toxic of the hornets. It is easy to identify because, unlike other hornets, … Continue reading
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Japanese Mantis
Insecta: Mantodea: Mantidae Tenodera angustipennis Japanese Mantis = chousen-kamakiri Location: path near Hyoutan Pond (map)
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
These stink bugs live up to their name. If you accidently squash one… well, they stink! They sometimes come into the house which is a bit of a nuisance. This species is also a pest of fruit trees (such as … Continue reading
Potter Wasp
Hymenoptera: Eumenidae Eumenes micado Mikado Potter Wasp = mikado-tokkuri-bachi Location: path near Hyoutan Pond (map)
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Locust nymph
This species of locust (tsuchi-inago) is very common. The adults are quite large (up to 6cm) but not as big as the migratory locust (tonosama-bata). Orthoptera: Catantopidae Patanga japonica Locust = tsuchi-inago Location: path near Hyoutan Pond (map)
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Locust
This is the same species of migratory locust (em>tonosama-bata) that is famous (infamous) as a pest in Africa. We get plenty of them here in Japan, but they don’t swarm like they do in Africa (at least not to my … Continue reading
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