Tuesday 13 May 2014

Hair-crested drongos: a difference in pigmentation


I came across these two drongo at Sirwani, near Singtam; felt strange about the difference of the beaks. It could be that the yellow pigmentation could be due to immaturity. There is also a difference in the size of the beak.

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)