Thursday, 21 September 2023

Lilium longiflorum ( Easter lily) - Sikkim Flora

Dogeythang Primary School

The Easter lily, scientifically known as Lilium longiflorum, belongs to the Liliales order and the Liliaceae family. It's a lovely white flower native to Japan, known for its pleasant fragrance and trumpet-shaped blooms. The plant can reach heights of up to 1 meter (3 feet) and typically blooms in late spring to early summer.

It has long, lance-shaped leaves and prefers well-drained soil and partial sunlight. The Easter lily is often associated with the Easter holiday and is widely used in floral arrangements and garden landscaping.

Saturday, 26 August 2023

daddy longlegs - Sikkim Insect


 

Daddy longlegs, which belong to the Opiliones Order are creatures known for their appearance. Despite their name they are not spiders. These fascinating creatures have a body structure that sets them apart, from arachnids – a fused body segment.

Daddy longlegs have a body and four pairs of slender legs. Unlike spiders they don't have venom glands or silk producing structures. Their diet consists mainly of decaying matter, insects and plant materials as they play an important role in ecosystems by aiding in the decomposition of organic matter and nutrient recycling. Importantly daddy longlegs pose no threat, to humans as they lack venom or fangs.

Monday, 16 January 2023

Agave attenuata (Fox tail agave) - Sikkim Flora


Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Plantae
Order:             Asparagales
Family:           Asparagaceae
Genus:            Agave
Species:           A. attenuta

Binomial nameAgave attenuata Salm-Dyck (1834)

Other Names:  Fox tail or Lion tail or Swan's neck agave

Monday, 10 October 2022

Anlion larva - Sikkim Insect


10.10.22 : Sakyong Chisopani JHS


Scientific Classification


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:         Arthropoda

Class:         Insecta

Order: Neuroptera

Family:         Myrmeleontidae

Genus:         

Species:         

Binomial name:

 

Other Names: Doodlebug, Antlion

 

Saturday, 6 August 2022

Thyas coronata (Yellow Underwing) - Sikkim Moth

Place: Shantinagar, Singtam (04.08.2022)


Scientific Classification


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:         Arthropoda

Class:         Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Family:         Erebidae

Genus:         Thyas

Species:         T. coronata

Binomial name: Thyas coronata (Fabricius, 1775)

 

Other Names: Yellow Underwing

 

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Tuesday, 2 August 2022

Euthalia lubentina (Gaudy Baron) - Sikkim Butterfly


 

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia
Phylum:          Arthropoda
Class:              Insecta
Order:            Lepidoptera
Family:           Nymphalidae
Genus:            Euthalia
Species:          E. Lubentina

Binomial name: Euthalia Lubentina (Crammer, 1777)

Other Names: Banded Treebrown

Wednesday, 13 July 2022

Heteropoda venatoria (Giant Crab Spider) - Sikkim Spider

Place : Shantinagar, Singtam (12.07.2022)

 Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Arthropoda

Class:              Arachnida

Order:            Araneae

Family:           Sparassidae

Genus:            Heteropoda

Species:          H. venatoria


Binomial name:   Heteropoda venatoria Linnaeus  (1767)

Other Names: Giant Crab Spider

Friday, 8 July 2022

Epidaus famulus (Assassin Bug) - Sikkim Insect


 

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Arthropoda

Class:              Insecta

Order:            Hemiptera (bugs)

Family:           Reduviidae

Genus:            Epidaus

Species:          E. famulus

 

Binomial name: Epidaus famulus (StÃ¥l, 1863)

Other Names:  Assassin Bug

Thursday, 7 July 2022

Papilio clytia (common mime) - Sikkim Butterfly





Kingdom:            Animalia

Phylum:               Arthropoda

Class:                   Insecta

Order:                 Lepidoptera

Family:               Papilionidae

Genus:                 Papilo

Species:                P. clytia

Binomial name:  Papilo  clytia Linnaeus (1758)

MORE ON GENUS PAPILIO

Wednesday, 6 July 2022

Argiope anasuja (Signature Spider) - Sikkim Spider

 

Place: Chisopani, Singtam (05.07.22)



Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Arthropoda

Class:              Arachnida

Order:            Araneae

Family:           Araneidae

Genus:            Argiope

Species:           A. brought

 

Binomial name:  Argiope brought Thorell, (1887)

Other Names: Signature Spider

Place: Chisopani, Singtam (05.07.22)