Found this large ground beetle trying to drag an earthworm across the road…
It’s a species of Carabus; probably Carabus Dehaanii (Japanese: oo-osa-mushi).
Category Archives: Insects
Japanese Oak Silkmoth
Oreumenes Potter Wasp
Nine-spotted moth
Japanese giant weevil
Rodolia limbata
Japanese boxer mantis
Moth: Talanga quadrimaculalis
Lepidoptera: Crambidae (grass moths)
Talanga quadrimaculalis = yotsuboshi-no-meiga
Location: Wooded area next to Munakata Common (Google map)
Leaf beetle: Cryptocephalus perelegans
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae:
Cryptocephalus perelegans = kiboshi-tsutsuhamushi
Location: Wooded area next to Munakata Common (Google map)
Longhorn: Lemula decipiens
It was great to go out for a nature walk today — I’ve been too busy recently. It was only in my local area and just for a couple of hours. The highlight was finding a new (to me) species of longhorn beetle. It’s a small species (5mm) so I was pretty lucky to spot this pair on a branch in the forest.
Coleoptera: Cerambycidae:
Lemula decipiens = kibane-nise-hamushi-hana-kamikiri
Location: “Cow Valley” near Fureiai no Mori (Google map)