Plants and Flowers in Central Tokyo & Japanese Culture by Kei Narujima　東京の草花＆つぶやき

ラベル Hoverfly の投稿を表示しています。すべての投稿を表示

Sphaerophoria　ミナミヒメヒラタアブ（南姫扁虻）

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) is native to North America, came to Japan in around 1920, and can now be found across the country. Actually, the plant is so prevalent as a weed that they're called "binbo gusa" and "binbo giku" in Japanese, which translates into "poor plant" and "poor chrysanthemum" respectively in some areas in Japan. On a Philadelphia fleabane is a tiny hoverfly. It's so tiny but very beautiful.

2026/7/12

Lysimachia Clethroides (Gooseneck Loosestrife)　丘虎の尾（オカトラノオ）

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

The gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides) is native to east Asia and can be found across Japan, producing white flowers from June to August. It's edible and used to be eaten in Japan as a famine plant (although it tastes bitter and astringent). The plant's Japanese name is "Okatora no o," which translates into "tiger tail growing on hills," after its flower spikes looking like tiger tails.

2026/7/5 With a marmalade hoverfly

Horsefly on an Annual Fleabane (Erigeron Annuus)　ヒメジョオン（姫女菀）

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

A horsefly came to land on a flower of annual fleabane (Erigeron annuus) and started to eat pollen. It was so tiny but a voracious eater😆. I'm not certain but I believe this is a long hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta).

Horsefly on Philadelphia Fleabane　アブとハルジオン

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

This is Erigeron philadelphicus or more commonly Philadelphia fleabane with a horsefly. The plant is seen in so many places these days that I was bored with it before writing a post about it, but a horsefly on it is another story. I couldn't help but photograph the color contrast between the horsefly and the fleabane.

2022/5/8

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Dandelion and Hoverfly　タンポポとアブ

Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。

I took a walk around the Japanese National Diet a couple of days ago, finding a dandelion and a hoverfly on it.

A dandelion and a hoverfly タンポポとアブ

Dear Bugs! Ant, Grasshopper, Horsefly, Ladybug and Others!　働き虫と怠け虫

Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。

I'm not interested in insects so much, but these days, I often see ants, bees, flies, ladybug and other bugs on and inside flowers. This made me think of what they are doing there. Of course they are busy collecting their food or just resting...