Zephyrus Butterflies

It’s the season for zephyrys, a group of theclini butterflies that have only one generation of adult butterflies a year, often in the beginning of summer. I have been out to shoot these butterflies twice in one of my favourite gardens. (Three times, if you count the time when the garden was closed and I was photographing outside the fence.)

While there have been rather many Neozephyrus Japonicus butterflies, I am disappointed to have found so few Saepestriata japonica and Japonica lutea. Perhaps when the chestnut three in the garden will be in full bloom, it will be easier to find them as their nectar attract the butterflies.

I have counted various species as follows:

31 May: Saepestriata japonica 1, Japonica lutea 2 (Outside the garden)

2 June: Neozephyrus japonicus 10, Saepestriata japonica 1, Antigius attilia 2

6 June: Neozephyrus japonicus 4, Saepestriata japonica 2, Japonica lutea 1

ゼフィルスの季節がやってきました。この間２回気に入りな公園に撮りに行ってきました。（公園はまだ空いていない時外側だけ１回。）

ミドリシジミは比較的多く確認できましたが、アカシジミとウラナミアカシジミはあいにくとても少なかったです。栗の木は完全に咲いたら、見つけやすくなるかもしれません。ゼフィルスなどの蝶は蜜を吸うに来るからです。

確認出来た個体数は以下の通りです

５月３１日：　ウラナミアカシジミ１体、アカシジミ２体

６月２日：　ミドリシジミ１０体、ウラナミアカシジミ１体、ミズイロオナガシジミ２体

６月６日：　ミドリシジミ４体、ウラナミアカシジミ２体、アカシジミ１体