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Monday 20 May 2019
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
Sunday 4 November 2018
Monday 15 October 2018
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)
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