（Staff Eyes) Flight of the Common Map Butterfly

There was a common map butterfly (Cyrestis thyodamas) resting with its wings outspread. It Japanese name ishigakecho (or “rock cliff butterfly”) derives from the fact that the pattern on its wings looks like a rock cliff.

Just like the Cryptotympana facialis (a species of Japanese cicada), its distribution spreads out in the southern direction, and can be seen these days in the mountan forests of Kyoto.

When it is still, it stops with its wings outspread, so if you see one, enjoy looking at the rock cliff-like pattern on its wings.