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Did It Fly in From China on a Typhoon? Giant Spotted Diving Beetle Discovered on Okinawa's Motobu Peninsula - First in Japan in 140 Years, First in the Prefecture

It has been discovered that the giant spotted diving beetle, an aquatic insect native to Southeast Asia and China, was discovered on the Motobu Peninsula in Okinawa Prefecture in May of last year. The discovery was made by a research team led by Takeshi Sasaki, a collaborating researcher at the University of the Ryukyus Museum (Fujukan). This is the first time it has been found in Japan in about 140 years, and the first time it has been found in…
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It has been discovered that the giant spotted diving beetle, an aquatic insect native to Southeast Asia and China, was discovered on the Motobu Peninsula in Okinawa Prefecture in May of last year. The discovery was made by a research team led by Takeshi Sasaki, a collaborating researcher at the University of the Ryukyus Museum (Fujukan). This is the first time it has been found in Japan in about 140 years, and the first time it has been found in…

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news in on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
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