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Saturday 26 August 2023

daddy longlegs - Sikkim Insect


 

Daddy longlegs, which belong to the Opiliones Order are creatures known for their appearance. Despite their name they are not spiders. These fascinating creatures have a body structure that sets them apart, from arachnids – a fused body segment.

Daddy longlegs have a body and four pairs of slender legs. Unlike spiders they don't have venom glands or silk producing structures. Their diet consists mainly of decaying matter, insects and plant materials as they play an important role in ecosystems by aiding in the decomposition of organic matter and nutrient recycling. Importantly daddy longlegs pose no threat, to humans as they lack venom or fangs.

Saturday 6 August 2022

Thyas coronata (Yellow Underwing) - Sikkim Moth

Place: Shantinagar, Singtam (04.08.2022)


Scientific Classification


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:         Arthropoda

Class:         Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Family:         Erebidae

Genus:         Thyas

Species:         T. coronata

Binomial name: Thyas coronata (Fabricius, 1775)

 

Other Names: Yellow Underwing

 

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Tuesday 2 August 2022

Euthalia lubentina (Gaudy Baron) - Sikkim Butterfly


 

Scientific classification

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

Binomial name: Euthalia Lubentina (Crammer, 1777)

Other Names: Banded Treebrown

Friday 30 October 2020

Mooreana trichoneura (Yellow Flat) - Sikkim Butterfly

 

Kingdom:            Animalia

Phylum:               Arthropoda

Class:                   Insecta

Order:                  Lepidoptera

Family:                Hesperiidae

Genus:                 Mooreana

Species:                M. trichoneura

Binomial name:  Mooreana trichoneura (C. & R. Felder, 1860)

Friday 18 September 2020

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)

Ourapteryx clara (Geometrid Swallowtail Moth) Sikkim Moth


 

Scientific classification

Kingdom:            Animalia

Phylum:               Arthropoda

Class:                   Insecta

Order:                  Lepidoptera

Family:                Geometridae

Genus:                 Ourapteryx

Species:                O.clara

Binomial name:  Ourapteryx clara (Leach, 1814)