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:

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Hebomoia glaucippe (Great Orange Tip) - Sikkim Butterfly

Scientific classification

Kingdom:        Animalia

Phylum:           Euarthropoda

Class:               Insecta

Order:              Lepidoptera

Family:            Pieridae

Genus:             Hebomoia

Species:           H. glaucippe

Binomial name: Hebomoia glaucippe (Linnaeus, 1758)

Other Names: Great Orange-Tip

Special feature: The butterfly is yellow/orange and white. This species is found in much of south and Southeast Asia

Delias agostina (Yellow Jezebel) - Sikkkim Butterfly

Scientific classification

Kingdom:              Animalia

Phylum:                 Arthropoda

Class:                     Insecta

Order:                    Lepidoptera

Family:                  Pieridae

Genus:                  Delias

Species:                 D. agostina

Binomial name:    Delias agostina (Hewitson, 1852)

Other Names:

Special feature:  . The butterfly is yellow and white.