A. japonica may refer to: Acidia japonica, a fruit fly species Actinochaetopteryx japonica, a tachinid fly species Acromantis japonica, the Japanese boxer mantis, a praying mantis species found in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China Alauda japonica, the Japanese skylark, a bird species endemic to Japan Alternaria japonica, a plant pathogen species Ameromassaria japonica, a fungus species Amycolatopsis japonica, a high-GC content bacterium species in the genus Amycolatopsis Anguilla japonica, the Japanese eel, a fish species found in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, the East China Sea and the northern Philippines Architeuthis japonica, a giant squid species Ardisia japonica, a plant species native to eastern Asia, in eastern China, Japan and Korea Arhopala japonica, the Japanese oakblue, a butterfly species found in Japan, Riu Kiu, the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan Artemisia japonica, the otoko yomogi, a plant species in the genus Artemisia Aucuba japonica, the spotted laurel, a shrub species native to Japan and China Synonyms Aralia japonica, a synonym for Fatsia japonica, the fatsi or Japanese aralia, a plant species native to southern Japan See also Japonica (disambiguation)