BACKTHE LEPIDOPTEROLOGICAL SOCIETY
OF JAPAN (LSJ)
Welcome to LSJ's Web site. Lepidopterology is the science of insects belonging to the order Lepidoptera including butterflies and moths.
The Lepidopterological Society of Japan (LSJ) is one of the biggest entomological societies in Japan.
We have about 1,700 members now in the Society. LSJ is open to anyone who is interested in butterflies and/or moths.
Not only professional entomologists but also amateur lepidopetrists are welcome to join us.
You will find many advantages of LSJ's membership in this Web site.
THE LEPIDOPTEROLOGICALSOCIETY OF JAPAN
(Founded in 1945)
LSJ Office:
5-20, Motoyokoyama 2, Hachijoji, Tokyo, 192-0063 Japan
FAX: +81 426 42 0180
E-mail: info@lepi-jp.org
Postal Giro Account: 01030-2-15914
President:
President in Emeritus:
Managing Directors:
Haruo KIMURA (Vice-President), Yasunori KISHIDA, Tsukasa SUNOSE, Masashi TASHITA, Motoo NAKANISHI, Haruo FUKUDA, Yasutaka MURATA, Hiroshi YOSHIMOTO, Yutaka YOSHIYASU
Auditors:
Minoru ISHII, Yasutoshi MATSUI
Members of Council:
(Hokkaido) Shin-ichi AOYAMA, Shogo KANDA, Toshio KUMADA
(Tohoku) Tadao ICHITA, Yuichi TAKAHASHI, Yoji MUROYA
(Kanto)
Hidetoshi IWANO, Ichiro OTSUKA, Mamoru OWADA, Yoshiomi KATO, Masahiko KITAHARA, Tadashi KURACHI, Fumihiko KOBORI, Kazuaki SETA, Yoshinobu NISAKA, Takayoshi MATSUMURA, Wataru MITSUHASHI, Takahiro YANO
(Shin-etsu) Akira ONO, Rikio SATO, Norio HIRUKAWA
(Tokai) Shigeru AE, Keitaro EDA, Kayoko NISHIHARA, Haruo MIZUTANI
(Kinki)
Itaru KANAZAWA, Kunihiko KAMADA, Yasuyuki SAKURATANI, Noriyuki TERAMOTO, Hisashi FUJII, Shinpei MATSUDA, Takashi YAGI
(Chugoku) Michitaka NANBA, Keiichi HONDA, Ken-ichiro YODOE
(Shikoku) Ryo ARAKAWA, Masahiko OGAWA, Toshiaki DEJIMA
(Kyushu) Hideyuki CHIBA, Satoshi KOIWAYA, Osamu YATA
Editorial Board of the Transaction of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan:
Chief Editor: Yutaka ARITA
Editorial Board of YADORIGA:
Chief Editor: Yasunori KISHIDA
Nature Conservation Committee:
Chairperson: Tsukasa SUNOSE,
Vice-chairpersons: Minoru ISHII, Keitaro EDA
Website Committee:
Chairperson: Yasunori KISHIDA
Business Committee:
Chairperson: Kaiya KUBO,
Vice-chairperson: Yoshimi OSHIMA
Secretaries:
Keitaro EDA, Yoshimi OSHIMA, Katsumi YAZAKI
Copyright 2002, The Lepidopterological Society of Japan