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I saw this Hestina assimilis or more commonly the red ring skirt at the Institute for Nature Study in Tokyo. I usually don't photograph moving objects like butterflies because I can't with my compact camera. But this butterfly didn't notice or care about me, just basking on a leaf for a few minutes.
I saw this Hestina assimilis or more commonly the red ring skirt at the Institute for Nature Study in Tokyo. I usually don't photograph moving objects like butterflies because I can't with my compact camera. But this butterfly didn't notice or care about me, just basking on a leaf for a few minutes.
In Japan, the red ring skirt existed only in the Amami and neighboring islands, but the butterflies have been discovered in mainland Japan since the end of last century and they're similar in appearance to those in China, i.e., their place of origin. The Wildlife Research Center of Kyoto University says that the existence of the red ring skirt across Japan in recent years is due to the release of the butterflies by some maniac.
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| Red ring skirt アカボシゴマダラ |
