Ambulyx sericeipennis (common gliding hawkmoth) - Sikkim Moth

 

Scientific classification

 

Kingdom:            Animalia

Phylum:               Arthropoda

Class:                   Insecta

Order:                  Lepidoptera

Family:                Sphingidae

Genus:                 Ambulyx

Species:                A. sericeipennis

Binomial name:  Ambulyx sericeipennis (Butler, 1875)

Delias agostina (Yellow Jezebel) - Sikkkim Butterfly

Scientific classification

Kingdom:              Animalia

Phylum:                 Arthropoda

Class:                     Insecta

Order:                    Lepidoptera

Family:                  Pieridae

Genus:                  Delias

Species:                 D. agostina

Binomial name:    Delias agostina (Hewitson, 1852)

Other Names:

Special feature:  . The butterfly is yellow and white.

Cyrtophora moluccensis (Tent Spider) - Sikkim Spider

Scientific classification

Kingdom:  Animalia

Phylum:     Arthropoda

Class:         Arachnida

Order:       Araneae

Suborder: Araneomorphae

Family:     Araneidae

Genus:      Cyrtophora

Species:    C. moluccensis

Binomial name: Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)

Other Names:  Tent Spider or Dome-Web Spider

Special feature:  The abdomen is high and the anterior end overhangs the cephalothorax. It can be distinguished from similar species by the two tubercles on its abdomen, its elaborate pattern, and, in females, the shape of the median septum of the epigyne. In males, the embolus of the pedipalp is enclosed within the conductor. Females and immature spiders are yellow to green in color.

Cyrtophora, the tent-web spiders, although technically orb-web spiders (family Araneidae), do not build orb webs. Their tent-like, highly complex non-sticky web is sometimes considered a precursor of the simplified orb web. These webs are aligned horizontally, with a network of supporting threads above them. These spiders often live in colonies. Females have a body length of mostly about 10 mm. (Source: Wikipedia)