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

Pavo cristatus (Indian Peafowl) - Sikkim Bird

 Pavo cristatus (Indian Peafowl)
Place : Dalapchand, Rongli, East Sikkim

Date: March 18,  2010
Pic: Krishna Dahal

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Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:         Chordata

Class:         Aves

Order: Galiformes

Family:         Phasianidae

Genus:         Pavo

Species:         P. cristatus

Binomial name: Pavo cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

Other Names: Common Peafowl or Indian Peafowl or Bluefowl

Musa laterita (Bronze Banana) - Sikkim Flora

Musa laterita (Bronze Banana)

Place : Dalapchand, East Sikkim

Date: November 23, 2011

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Musa laterita (Bronze Banana)

Place :Ranipool, East Sikkim

Date: May 24, 2011

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Musaceae
Genus:	Musa
Species:	M. laterita

Erigeron karvinskianus (Mexican Daisy) - Sikkim Flora

Erigeron karvinskianus (Mexican Daisy)

Place : Dalapchand, East Sikkim

Date: September 6, 2011

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Plantae

Phylum:         

Class:             

Order:            Asterales

Family:           Asteraceae

Genus:            Erigeron

Species:          E. karvinskianus

Binomial name: Erigeron karvinskianus DC.

Other Names:  Mexican fleabane, Latin American fleabane, Santa Barbara daisy or Spanish daisy

Special feature:  This wildflower is native to much of South America and also Mexico.

This plant is also cultivated for its daisy-like blooms, and is often confused with the closely related true daisy Bellis. It is frequently grown in crevices in walls or paving, where it rapidly spreads to provide a carpet of flowers. ( Source: Wikipedia)

Arundina graminifolia (Bamboo Orchid) - Sikkim Flora

 Arundina graminifolia (Bamboo Orchid)

Place : Dalapchand, East Sikkim

Date: May 22, 2011

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Arundina graminifolia also known as bamboo orchid is a species of orchid and the lone species of genus Arundina. It grows in wild and found in different parts of Sikkim.