Showing posts with label Animailia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animailia. Show all posts

Friday 8 July 2022

Epidaus famulus (Assassin Bug) - Sikkim Insect


 

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Arthropoda

Class:              Insecta

Order:            Hemiptera (bugs)

Family:           Reduviidae

Genus:            Epidaus

Species:          E. famulus

 

Binomial name: Epidaus famulus (Stål, 1863)

Other Names:  Assassin Bug

Saturday 18 May 2019

Prosotas nora (Common Lineblue) - Sikkim Butterfly





Scientific classification 

Kingdom:       Animalia
Phylum:          Arthropoda
Class:              Insecta
Order:            Lepidoptera
Family:           Lycaenidae
Genus:            Prosotas
Species:           P. Nora

Binomial name: Prosotas nora (Felder, 1860)

Other Names: Common Lineblue

Special feature: The under-surfaces of the wings of both sexes are fawn, with multiple arcs of white dashes, and with a black spot beside the tail of each hind wing. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Identified at:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156049160735974&set=gm.1816286748471962&type=3&av=534315973&eav=Afa0IEZqQWWfD_7HIj2CctLIOnvEaNzmtNUie84DNDSWQCv1CV8Ygk_hN8YpsXF764M&eid=ARBPN5CxXXBfGAWh-MYzy4VQYmQfAG2-zwkRe3wa28RtWtSEcBdP9Hwn7xy8swOxKu-rKNcEmvIx1SnC&ifg=1

Monday 8 April 2019

Hebomoia glaucippe (Great Orange Tip) - Sikkim Butterfly



Scientific classification
Kingdom:        Animalia
Phylum:           Euarthropoda
Class:               Insecta
Order:              Lepidoptera
Family:            Pieridae
Genus:             Hebomoia
Species:           H. glaucippe
Binomial name: Hebomoia glaucippe (Linnaeus, 1758)

Other Names: Great Orange-Tip

Special feature: The butterfly is yellow/orange and white. This species is found in much of south and Southeast Asia

Sunday 4 November 2018

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.

Tuesday 16 February 2016

Blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis - female) - Sikkim Bird

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia
Phylum:          Chordata
Class:             Aves
Order:            Passeriformes
Family:           Muscicapidae
Genus:            Phoenicurus
Species:           P. frontalis
Binomial name: Phoenicurus frontalis Vigors, 1832


Other Names:  The female is brownish-grey, with paler under parts. Its range includes the northern regions of the Indian Subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. (Wikipedia)