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Wandering Chestnut Tiger Butterfly of Lore Appears at Children Storyteller’s Hometown

Video footage taken in Handa, Aichi Prefecture, shows a chestnut tiger butterfly perched on a flower in a thoroughwort garden in the hometown of children’s literature author Nankichi Niimi (1913-1943). The garden, located at a museum devoted to Niimi, was planted in June as part of an effort to attract butterflies and fireflies mentioned in his tales. The migratory butterflies, which can travel a distance of more than 1,000 kilometers, were first spotted on Oct. 5 and are expected to remain a sight until early November.
Video footage taken in Handa, Aichi Prefecture, shows a chestnut tiger butterfly perched on a flower in a thoroughwort garden in the hometown of children’s literature author Nankichi Niimi (1913-1943). The garden, located at a museum devoted to Niimi, was planted in June as part of an effort to attract butterflies and fireflies mentioned in his tales. The migratory butterflies, which can travel a distance of more than 1,000 kilometers, were first spotted on Oct. 5 and are expected to remain a sight until early November.
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Credit:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Editorial #:
861084052
Collection:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Date created:
October 12, 2017
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Clip length:
00:00:32:03
Location:
handa, Japan
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QuickTime 8-bit Photo-JPEG HD 1920x1080 29.97p
Source:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Object name:
20171012butturflyaichi.mov