Mycalesis perseus (Common Bushbrown) - Sikkim Butterfly

Mycalesis perseus (Common Bushbrown)

Venue: Dalapchand, Rongli, East Sikkim

Date: September 24, 2012

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:                   Animalia

Phylum:                      Arthropoda

Class:                          Insecta

Order:                        Lepidoptera

Superfamily:              Papilionoidea

Family:                       Nymphalidae

Subfamily:                 Satyrinae

Genus:                        Mycalesis

Species:                       Mycalesis perseus

Binomial name:    Mycalesis perseus (Fabricius, 1775)

Other Names: Dingy Bushbrown or Common Bushbrown

Special feature:  

Spirama retorta (Indian Owlet-moth) - Sikkim Moth

Spirama retorta (Indian Owlet-moth)

Place : Dalapchand, Rongli, East Sikkim,

Date:March 15,  2013
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:            Animalia

Phylum:               Arthropoda

Class:                   Insecta

Order:                 Lepidoptera

Family:                Noctuidea

Genus:                 Spirama

Species:                S. retorta

Binomial name:    Spirama retorta (Clerck, 1764))

Other Names:

Special feature:

Coridius chinensis (Stink Bug) - Sikkim Insect

Coridius chinensis (Stink Bug)

Place : Dalapchand, Rongli, East Sikkim,

Date: January 2, 2012
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Arthropoda

Class:              Insecta

Order:            Hemiptera (bugs)

Family:           Dinidoridae

Genus:            Coridius

Species:          C. chinensis

Binomial name: Coridius chinensis (Dallas, 1851).

Other Names:  Stink Bug

Special feature: "Coridius chinensis (Dallas) is eaten by one or more Assamese tribes." (Hoffmann, 1947).

"This species is very commonly used in China in an aphrodisiacal medicine and is on sale in Chinese medicine shops throughout China.  It is called 'Chu Shan Chung' or 'Hai Tao Chung' and was written about in 1590 by Li Shih chen and in 1890 by Fang Shui." (Hoffmann, 1947). (Source: ndsu.nodak.edu)

Euphorbia milii (Euphorbia) - Sikkim Flora

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Plantae

Phylum:         

Class:              Magnoliopsida

Order:            Malpighiales

Family:           Euphorbiaceae
Genus:            Euphorbia

Species:          E. milii

Binomial name: Euphorbia milii Des Moul.

Other Names:  crown of thorns, Christ plant, Christ thorn

Special feature: It is a native to to Madagascar.

Euphorbus was the Greek physician of King Juba II (about 50 BC to 19 AD) of Numidia (present day Algeria).  King Juba II was the first person to find a succulent-type Euphorbia, and he named it after his physician. {Source: faculty.ucc.edu}

 

The species name commemorates Baron Milius, once Governor of Réunion, who introduced the species to France in 1821. It is suspected that the species was introduced to the Middle East in ancient times, and legend associates it with the crown of thorns worn by Christ. 

The sap is moderately poisonous, and causes irritation on contact with skin or eyes. If ingested, it causes severe stomach pain, irritation of the throat and mouth, and vomiting. (Source: Wikipedia)