Marumba dyras ( dull swirled hawkmoth) - Sikkim Moth

Scientific classification

 

Kingdom:            Animalia

Phylum:               Arthropoda

Class:                   Insecta

Order:                  Lepidoptera

Family:                Sphingidae

Genus:                 Marumba

Species:                M. dyras

Binomial name:   Marumba dyras (Walker, 1856)

 

Marumba dyras is a species of hawk moth described by Francis Walker in 1856.

 

Ropalidia marginata - Sikkim Wasp

 

Styringomyia sp. - Sikkim Crane Fly

 Styringomyia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.

 

Imantocera penicillata - Sikkim Beetle

 

Imantocera penicillata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.

Himalayan Black Bear rescued from Gangtok

01.04.2020: Himalayan Black Bear was rescued successfully by Forest officials of Government of Sikkim after whole day of operation. Bear was first sighted at BSNL Telephone Exchange office situated at main Gangtok town at 5 AM morning, where the bear had attacked one employee and injured him seriously. Later the victim was send to STNM hospital.

Himalayan Black Bear was tranquilized by the team of professionals from Forest Department and put safely in the cage. As per the sources Bear will be transferred to Himalayan Zoological Park , Bulbulay, East Sikkim.