There were several of these black-spotted leaf beetles (kuroboshi tsutsuhamushi) at the side of the path. The males (first photo) were much smaller than the females (other photos).
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae (hamushi-ka)
Cryptocephalus signaticeps
black-spotted leaf beetle = kuroboshi tsutsuhamushi
Location: Orchards near Yokoyama Village (Google map)
these are beautiful insect photos. my 5 year old son loves them. he’s really interested in ants and beetles in particular.
we love your site!
Thank you Cyndi.
I like nothing better than wandering around the countryside taking photos of bugs. Now that the weather is warming up and the bugs are coming out… I don’t want to spend any time indoors!