Thursday 29 May 2014

Leopard Spot Longhorn Beetle (Coptops leucostictica) - Sikkim Beetle


Leopard Spot Longhorn Beetle (Coptops leucostictica)

Place : Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date: April 4, 2011
Pic: Shital Pradhan






Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia
Phylum:          Arthropoda
Class:              Insecta
Order:             Coleoptera
Sub-Order      Polyphaga
Family:           Cerambycidae
Genus:            Coptops
Species:           C. leucostictica

Binomial name:  Coptops leucostictica White, 1858
Other Names:   Long-horned beetles or Longicorns

Special feature: They are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body. 

Tuesday 27 May 2014

Acherontia lachesis (Death's-head Hawkmoth) - Sikkim Moth

Acherontia lachesis (Death's-head Hawkmoth)

Place : Dalapchand, East Sikkim,
Date: October 15, 2011
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Acherontia lachesis (Death's-head Hawkmoth)

Place : Dalapchand, East Sikkim,
Date: October 15, 2011
Pic: Shital Pradhan



Scientific classification
Kingdom:       Animalia
Phylum:          Arthropoda
Class:              Insecta
Order:             Lepidoptera
Family:           Sphingidae
Genus:            Acherontia
Species:           A. lachesis
Binomial name:  Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798)

Other Names:  Bee Robber

Special feature: It is one of the three species of Death's-head Hawkmoth. They are very fond of honey; they can mimic the scent of honey bees so that they can enter a hive unharmed to get honey

Monday 26 May 2014

Garrulax pectoralis (Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush) - Sikkim Bird

Garrulax pectoralis (Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush)

Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date: May 25, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan


Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia
Phylum:          Chordata
Class:              Aves
Order:            Passeriformes
Family:           Leiothrichidae
Genus:            Garrulax
Species:           G. pectoralis

Binomial name:  Garrulax pectoralis (Gould, 1836)

Other Names:

Special feature:

Tuesday 13 May 2014

Phoenicurus ochruros ( Black Redstart - Female) - Sikkim Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros ( Black Redstart - Female)
Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date:February 18  2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan
Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia
Phylum:          Chordata
Class:             Aves
Order:            Passeriformes,
Family:           Muscicapidae
Genus:            Phoenicurus
Species:           P. ochruros
Binomial name:  Phoenicurus ochruros (S. G. Gmelin, 1774)
Other Names: Chocolate Soldier 
Special feature: