Euthalia phemius (White-Edged Blue Baron) - Sikkim Butterfly

Euthalia phemius (White-Edged Blue Baron)

Place : Namthang, South Sikkim

Date: Septermber 30, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Arthropoda

Class:             Insecta

Order:            Lepidoptera

Family:           Nymphalidae

Genus:            Euthalia

Species:           E. phemius

Binomial name: Euthalia phemius (Doubleday, 1848)

Other Names:  White-Edged Blue Baron

Special feature:  The male and female of this species look very different - the male is smaller and has large blue patches on its hindwings.

Alcedo atthis (Common kingfisher) - Sikkim Bird

Alcedo atthis (Common kingfisher)

Place : Rongli, East Sikkim

Date: October 4 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Chordata

Class:              Aves

Order:             Coraciiformes

Family:           Alcedinidae

Genus:            Alcedo

Species:           A. atthis

Lanius tephronotus (Grey-backed shrike) - Sikkim Bird

Lanius tephronotus (Grey-backed shrike)

Venue: Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim

Date: November 20, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Chordata

Class:              Aves

Order:            Passeriformes

Family:           Laniidae

Genus:            Lonchura

Species:           Lanius

Binomial name: Lanius tephronotus (Vigors, 1831)

Other Names:  grey-backed shrike, Tibetan Shrike, etc

Special feature: Among the shrikes, they breed at the highest altitude.  (Source: Wikipedia)

Redbase Jezebel (Delias pasithoe) - Sikkim Butterfly

Redbase Jezebel (Delias pasithoe)

Place : Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim,

Date: October 18, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:             Animalia

Phylum:                Arthropoda

Class:                    Insecta

Order:                   Lepidoptera

Family:                  Pieridae

Genus:                   Delias

Species:                  D. pasithoe

Binomial name:    Delias pasithoe (Linnaeus, 1767)

Other Names: Redbase Jezebel

Special feature: The species is found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia.