Tuesday 28 October 2014

Euthalia phemius (White-Edged Blue Baron) - Sikkim Butterfly

Euthalia phemius (White-Edged Blue Baron)
Place : Namthang, South Sikkim
Date: Septermber 30, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan


Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia
Phylum:          Arthropoda
Class:             Insecta
Order:            Lepidoptera
Family:           Nymphalidae
Genus:            Euthalia
Species:           E. phemius

Binomial name: Euthalia phemius (Doubleday, 1848)

Other Names:  White-Edged Blue Baron

Special feature:  The male and female of this species look very different - the male is smaller and has large blue patches on its hindwings.

Alcedo atthis (Common kingfisher) - Sikkim Bird

Alcedo atthis (Common kingfisher)

Place : Rongli, East Sikkim

Date: October 4 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan



Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia
Phylum:          Chordata
Class:              Aves
Order:             Coraciiformes
Family:           Alcedinidae
Genus:            Alcedo
Species:           A. atthis


Lanius tephronotus (Grey-backed shrike) - Sikkim Bird

Lanius tephronotus (Grey-backed shrike)

Venue: Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim

Date: November 20, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan



Scientific classification
Kingdom:       Animalia
Phylum:          Chordata
Class:              Aves
Order:            Passeriformes
Family:           Laniidae
Genus:            Lonchura
Species:           Lanius

Binomial name: Lanius tephronotus (Vigors, 1831)

Other Names:  grey-backed shrike, Tibetan Shrike, etc

Special feature: Among the shrikes, they breed at the highest altitude.  (Source: Wikipedia)

Tuesday 21 October 2014

Redbase Jezebel (Delias pasithoe) - Sikkim Butterfly

Redbase Jezebel (Delias pasithoe)

Place : Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date: October 18, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan


Scientific classification
Kingdom:             Animalia
Phylum:                Arthropoda
Class:                    Insecta
Order:                   Lepidoptera
Family:                  Pieridae
Genus:                   Delias
Species:                  D. pasithoe

Binomial name:    Delias pasithoe (Linnaeus, 1767)

Other Names: Redbase Jezebel

Special feature: The species is found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia.