Sapporo city, Hokkaido region. 1st impression.

I stayed in Sapporo (very north part of Japan) in this summer. I expect some butterflies and birds of no chance to find in my area (west part of Japan).
I had two targets, Peacock butterfly and Eurasian nuthatch.
I don't know where I can find them so I asked some coworkers but they don't know name of butterflies and birds. it's very normal.
so I checked satellite maps to find woods and went Nopporo 1st weekend. I noticed many June butterflies still flied even it was July. I found them trees on valley under bridge, they are obvious but too far to my travel camera. I took some butterflies very small like this(http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/790323). this is "Yama", there're two similar butterflies in my book and the butterfly I could find was always "Sato", no exception. but this one was "Yama", position of three dots are different. it was exciting moment when I zoomed the photo on my camera. :)))
I walked to other place, every place is 1st to me. I found strange colored grasshopper(http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/790336), blackish snail, orange dandelions(http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/791518).. is this Japan?
finally I found Peacock(http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/781085), it was very lucky because I couldn't find Peacock after this week.
I was very tired of walking so I got back. I checked map and found I walked only 1% of the park. too large, it's Hokkaido. :))

Posted on 05 October, 2014 03:57 by harumkoh harumkoh

Observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Japanese Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io ssp. geisha)

Observer

harumkoh

Date

July 12, 2014 02:04 PM +09

Description

io geisha.

Photos / Sounds

What

Japanese Labyrinth (Neope niphonica)

Observer

harumkoh

Date

July 12, 2014 12:57 PM JST

Description

ヤマキマダラヒカゲ.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

harumkoh

Date

July 12, 2014 01:08 PM JST

Description

Miramella sapporensis.
サッポロフキバッタ.
http://gecko0912.web.fc2.com/HP3/zukan/photo/03/sapporohukibatta.htm

Photos / Sounds

What

Fox-and-Cubs (Pilosella aurantiaca)

Observer

harumkoh

Date

July 12, 2014 02:20 PM JST

Description

may be コウリンタンポポ.

Comments

Have to look about the name "Eurasian nuthatch", no idea at moment if this is a squirrel or a jay but will find the right answer!

Posted by erwin_pteridophilos almost 10 years ago

thank you for comment. Eurasian nuthatch is a good name. but European peacock.. should the name Eurasian peacock. :))
by the way, this page says Japanese peacock(io geisha) is 4mm larger than European peacock(io io). interesting. :)))
http://www.pteron-world.com/topics/classfication/nymphalidae/nymphalinae/nymphalini/nymphalini3.html

Posted by harumkoh almost 10 years ago

We can assume there may be smaller and bigger individuals as well as populations in Japan and Europe, depending on regional climates and possibly quality of food.
Have found Eurasian nuthatch - the name told nothing to me, Sitta europaea, being called simply "Kleiber" in German.
The bird was called for its habit to build a wall from a gluey mixture around the entrance of it's nests.

Posted by erwin_pteridophilos almost 10 years ago

our local name is GojuuKara(五十雀), means fifty sparrow. I don't know why fifty.. :))

Posted by harumkoh almost 10 years ago

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