Common Bluebottle (Graphium Sarpedon) アオスジアゲハ(青条揚羽)

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

I took a day off yesterday but it was not a day off actually. I went to vote for the Tokyo gubernatorial election. I had to go to a bank for some procedure, which made me feel frustrated. (Why not being able to do the procedure online?) To make matters worse, it rained, windy, and extremely humid, and the sandwich I had for lunch was terrible. I was exhausted, then I saw this common bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon) flying before me as if it had been guiding me somewhere. I followed it, praying for it to land on somewhere and voila! Thanks to the terrible weather, the sandwich, and the craxxy bank procedure, I was able to encounter such a beautiful butterfly.🦋 



Fruits of East Asian Mallotus (Mallotus Japonicus) アカメガシワ(赤芽柏)の実

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

I found these clusters of fruits or flowers on a tree in Central Tokyo. I searched for the name of the plant at home but in vain. 

P.S.
On the day following the date of posting this, I got two answers, both of which suggest the tree is East Asian mallotus (Mallotus japonicus). Thanks very much @zaungruen!! 

Fruits of East Asian mallotus アカメガシワの実


Common Bluebottle (Graphium Sarpedon) アオスジアゲハ(青条揚羽)

英語の後に日本語が続きます。 I took a day off yesterday but it was not a day off actually. I went to vote for the Tokyo gubernatorial election. I had to g...