Common Straight Swift (Parnara guttata) イチモンジセセリ（一文字挵）

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

Butterflies usually fold wings when resting as opposed to moths, which rest generally with open wings. Common straight swifts (Parnara guttata) are butterflies but they sometimes rest with open wings likely to absorb the warmth of the sun like in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th photos. 

The butterflies are called "ichimonji seseri" in Japanese, meaning "straight line skipper" after their white spots in a straight line while small branded swifts (Pelopidas mathias), which have white spots in a circle, are called "chabane seseri," meaning "brown wing skipper."   

With open wings　羽を広げたイチモンジセセリ

Common straight swifts keep a distance イチモンジセセリのソーシャルディスタンス

A common straight swift on bushkiller 一文字セセリとヤブガラシ

With closed wings　羽を閉じたイチモンジセセリ

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蝶は休むとき羽を閉じ、蛾は閉じると言いますが、イチモンジセセリ（一文字挵）は蝶なのに、時々羽を広げたまま休みます（2枚目、3枚目、4枚目）。太陽からの熱を吸収するためとも言われています。イチモンジセセリは白い斑点が一列に並んでいるのでこの名前。対してチャバネセセリ（茶羽挵）は円形に並んでいます。

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