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Blue-Striped Nettle Grub (Parasa Lepida)　ヒロヘリアオイラガ（広縁青毒棘蛾）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 What do you see in these photos? I thought it was a strange-shaped grasshopper but you know what? It's a moth! A blue-str...

Pagoda Tree (Styphnolobium Japonicum)　エンジュ（槐）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 Cream yellow flowers scattered on the ground made me look up and find a Japanese pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum).  Japa...

"Drunken" Confederate Rose　スイフヨウ（酔芙蓉）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 These are Confederate roses (Hibiscus mutabilis cv. versicolor) and the first five photos are of one flower, taken at 10:00, ...

Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus)　オクラ

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 I've eaten its fruits numerous times but saw the flowers for the first time. These are okra flowers. Okra flowers resembl...

Three Types of Swallowtail Butterflies　アゲハ蝶3種

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 There are various types of swallowtail butterflies and these are three of them. Butterflies usually close their wings when re...

White-Tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum Albistylum)　シオカラトンボ（塩辛蜻蛉）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 These are white-tailed skimmers (Orthetrum albistylum). The dragonfly is found across Asia and Russia. Males and females can ...

Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia Indica)　サルスベリ（百日紅）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 Crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) is native to China, coming to Japan before the Edo period (1603 - 1867) and can be found ...

Five-Seeded Plume-Poppy (Macleaya Cordata)　タケニグサ（竹似草）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 This is five-seeded plume-poppy (Macleaya cordata). The plant is native to China, Taiwan, and Japan and can be found across J...

Popcorn Hydrangea (Hydrangea Macrophylla Ayesha)　ウズアジサイ（渦紫陽花）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 They're one of my favorite hydrangeas, popcorn hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla Ayesha). Needless to say, the hydrangea i...

Camellia Fruits (Camellia Japonica and Camellia Sasanqua)　椿と山茶花の実

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 Camellia trees in my neighborhood have started fruit and one of the differences between the Camellia japonica and the Camelli...

Tall Stewartia (Stewartia Monadelpha)　ヒメシャラ（姫沙羅）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 Tall stewartia (Stewartia monadelpha) is native to Japan and can be found in the Kanagawa prefecture (next to Tokyo) and the ...