Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Dendrobium Love Memory 'Fizz' - Sikkim Orchid

Dendrobium Love Memory 'Fizz'
Place : Gangtok, East Sikkim
Date: March 10,  2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Dendrobium Love Memory 'Fizz'
Place : Gangtok, East Sikkim
Date: March 10,  2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan



Kingdom:       Plantae
Division:         Magnoliophyta
(unranked):    Monocots
Order:            Asparagales
Family:           Orchidaceae
Subfamily:     Epidendroideae
Tribe:             Podochileae
Subtribe:        Dendrobiinae
Genus:            Dendrobium
Species:           Dendrobium Love Memory 'Fizz'








                               Seed parent    Pollen parent
Genus                    Cymbidium    Cymbidium
Epithet                  White Rabbit    Sachi



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Neomarica northiana (Walking iris) - Sikkim Flora

Neomarica northiana (Walking iris)
Place : Sungdung, Rongli, East Sikkim
Date: March 30,  2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Neomarica northiana (Walking iris)
Place : Sungdung, Rongli, East Sikkim
Date: March 30,  2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan



Kingdom:       Plantae
(unranked):    Angiosperms
(unranked):    Monocots
Order:            Asparagales
Family:           Iridaceae
Subfamily:     Iridoideae
Tribe:              Mariceae
Genus:            Neomarica
Species:           N. northiana
Binomial name:  Neomarica northiana (Schneev.) Sprague

Other Names: Walking Iris, Apostle Plant

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Sunday, 4 May 2014

Junonia iphita (Chocolate Pansy) - Sikkim Butterfly

Junonia iphita (Chocolate Pansy)


Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date:May 2  2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Junonia iphita (Chocolate Pansy)
Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date:July 11,  2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan





Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia
Phylum:         Arthopoda
Class:              Insecta
Order:            Lepidoptera
Family:           Nymphalidae
Genus:            Junonia
Species:           J. iphita

Binomial name:  Junonia iphita (Cramer, 1779)



Friday, 2 May 2014

Nyctemera adversata (Marbled White Moth - Female) - Sikkim Moth


Nyctemera adversata (Marbled White Moth - Female) 
Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date: May 2, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

 
 
Scientific classification

Kingdom:             Animalia
Phylum:                Arthropoda
Class:                   Insecta
Order:                  Lepidoptera
Family:                 Arctiidae
Genus:                  Nyctemera
Species:                N. adversata
Binomial name:    Nyctemera adversata, (Schaller, 1788)

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