Sikkim Biodiversity: Where nature smiles

Monday 20 May 2019

Cleora sp. - Sikkim Moth

Scientific Classification

Kingdom:        Animalia

Class:             Insecta
Order:              Lepidoptera
Family:            Geometridae
Subfamily:       Ennominae
Tribe:             Boarmiini
Genus:             Cleora

Identified at: The Moth And Butterfly Identification Forum ( Facebook Page)

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 21 April 2019

Eurema simulatrix (Changeable Grass Yellow) - Sikkim Butterfly

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Euarthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Family: Pieridae

Genus: Eurema

Species: E. Simulatrix

Binomial name: Eurema simulatrix (Semper, 1891)

Other Names: Changeable Grass Yellow

Special feature: The butterfly is bright yellow in colour. The habitat consists of secondary or disturbed habitats including forest clearings, roadsides and riverbanks, parks and gardens.

Identified at:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155977434300974&set=gm.1762251927208778&type=3&theater&ifg=1