Japan has hundreds of insect species. While not all beautiful, all are uniquely interesting. Come take a look at some of Japan's insects!
Classification Example
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Papilionidae
Genus Byasa
Species alcinous
Classification Example
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Papilionidae
Genus Byasa
Species alcinous
Order - Lepidoptera
Arctidda Family - Amata fortune - In Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Bobmycidae Family - Bombyx mori - Live silk worms in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Bombycoidea Family - Theretra japonica - In Naka-ku Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Bombycoidea Family - Theretra oldenlandiae - Sajima Village in Kanagawa Prefecture
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Geometridae Family - Cystidia couaggaria - In Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Hesperiidae Family - Polytremis pellucida - Yokosuka Naval Base, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Hesperiidae Family - Thoressa varia - On a flower in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture
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Lycaenidae Family - Celastrina argiolus - On a leaf in Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Lycaenidae Family - Lampides boeticus - On a leaf in Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Lycaenidae Family - Lycaena phlaeas - A Small Cooper in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Lymantriidae Family - Lymantria dispar - A Gypsy Moth at Waterside Park in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Nymphadlidae Family - Argynnis paphia - On a plant at Camp Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture
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Nymphadlidae Family - Argyreus hyperbius - On Sakurajima, Kagoshima Prefecture
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Nymphadlidae Family - Fabriciana adippe - A High Brown Fritillary at Kodanuki, Shizuoka Prefecture
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Nyphadlidae Family - Hestina assimilis - A Red Wing Skirt in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Nymphadlidae Family - Idea leuconoe - Okinawa Prefecture
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Nymphadlidae Family - Junonia orithya - A Blue Pansey in Chatan Town, Okinawa Prefecture
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Nymphadlidae Family - Lethe sicielis - In Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Nymphadlidae Family - Libythea lepita - At Lake Tanuki in Shizuoka Prefecture
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Nymphadlidae Family - Neope goschkevitschii - On a leaf in Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Nymphadlidae Family - Polygonio c-aureum - At Koajiro Forest in Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Nymphadlidae Family - Vanessa cardui - A Painted Lady on a leaf in Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Nymphadlidae Family - Vanessa indica - An Indian Red Admiral in rural Kanagawa Prefecture
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Papilionidae Family - Byasa alcinous - A Chinese Windmill at Kodanuki Marsh in Shizuoka Prefecture
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Papilionidae Family - Graphium sarpedon - A Blue Triangle in Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Papilionidae Family - Papilio dehaanii - Next to Lake Tanuki in Shizuoka Prefecture
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Papilionidae Family - Papilio helenus - A Spangle in Sajima No Oka, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Papilionidae Family - Papilio maackii - At Kannonzaki Park in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Papiliondae Family - Papilio machaon - Caterpillar in Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Papilionidae Family - Papilio machaon - At Koagiro Forest in Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Papilionidae Family - Papilio polytes - On a flower at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa
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Papilionidae Family - Papilio xuthus - On a flower in Isogo-ku Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Pieridae Family - Pieris rapae - On a flower in Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Sphingidae Family - Hovering next to a flower in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Zygaenidae Family - Pidorus glaucopis - In the Hotaruga area of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
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