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9 2 Orchid

Orchid

by PremChhetriSikkim, India

Paphiopedilum venustum from Dzongu, North ...

4 3 Silk Moth

Silk Moth

by ruchatsSikkim, India

I am guessing it's a male...anyone?

0 5 Spotting

Spotting

by ruchatsSikkim, India

0 0 Boat Orchid

Boat Orchid

by ruchatsSikkim, India

Cymbidium orchids grow at high altitudes.

2 0 Orchid - The Dark-Brown Otochilus

Orchid - The Dark-Brown Otochilus

by ruchatsSikkim, India

A tiny hanging orchid from North-East ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by DrNamgyalT.SherpaGangtok, Sikkim, India

These brown fliers were spotted at Yumthang,

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by ruchatsSikkim, India

- December in the state of Sikkim in

0 2 Firefly, Lightning Bug

Firefly, Lightning Bug

by ruchatsSikkim, India

A Bioluminescent beetle... The only Firefly I ever found in all the time I was ...

3 1 Spotting

Spotting

by DrNamgyalT.SherpaSikkim, India

Spotted this beautiful moth on the wall of the guest house we (the family) had ...

8 5 Tabby

Tabby

by DrNamgyalT.SherpaSikkim, India

North

5 2 Tailed redbreast

Tailed redbreast

by harshakumarSikkim, India

A rare swallowtail from north india

0 0 Mayfly at Birth

Mayfly at Birth

by DrNamgyalT.SherpaGangtok, Sikkim, India

I had observed this Mayfly hatch one morning in a stream in

2 0 Caterpillar

Caterpillar

by PampaMistriGangtok, Sikkim, India

It is a worm with horizontal stripes of black and a light yellowish color. It ...

25 12 Caterpillar

Caterpillar

by MahabaleshwaraBSikkim, India

A caterpillar with lot of hairs and horn.

22 16 Blood Pheasant

Blood Pheasant

by Tsang PoSikkim, India

Blood Pheasant is a relatively small, short-tailed pheasant , having the size ...

6 2 Himalayan Marmot

Himalayan Marmot

by DrNamgyalT.SherpaSikkim, India

Wikipedia: 'The Himalayan Marmot is about the size of a house cat. It is IUCN ...

2 2 Spotting

Spotting

by DrNamgyalT.SherpaSikkim, India

Dzongu is an exclusive area in North

20 10 Green Herochroma

Green Herochroma

by DrNamgyalT.SherpaGangtok, Sikkim, India

, the north-eastern parts of the Himalaya, ...

13 3 Dusky Labyrinth

Dusky Labyrinth

by DrNamgyalT.SherpaSikkim, India

while we're returning home from our trip to

4 1 Orange Clouded Yellow

Orange Clouded Yellow

by DrNamgyalT.SherpaSikkim, India

Wing length: about 30 mm.

0 2 Spotting

Spotting

by DrNamgyalT.Sherpa西藏自治区 (བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས་), Paracel Islands

Spotted this prairie dog, about the size of a big cat, below the road on the ...

5 2 Spotting

Spotting

by DrNamgyalT.Sherpa

washing the vehicle before reaching home after a long tour of

1 0 Himalayan Crocodile Newt

Himalayan Crocodile Newt

by RiverValleyRunnerNorwalk, Connecticut, USA

The entire newt is uniformly blackish brown, slightly paler on the lips, snout, ...

2 1 Spotting

Spotting

by DrNamgyalT.SherpaSikkim, India

In striking orange colour these moss (?) were spotted plastered on a big rock. ...

21 17 Blue Peacock

Blue Peacock

by pamsaiSikkim, India

river, deep in the indiginous people's land of Dzongo,

3 2 Common Jezebel

Common Jezebel

by TsangSikkim, India

The common Jezebel is one of the most common of the approximately 225 described ...

9 1 Chestnut-headed Tesia

Chestnut-headed Tesia

by Tsang PoSikkim, India

The chestnut-headed tesia is a small insectivorous songbird formerly of the ...

2 0 Khasi Hills Bent toed Gecko

Khasi Hills Bent toed Gecko

by Biswajit DeGuwahati, Assam, India

A gecko found in the North East India, ...

1 0 BLACK RAJAH

BLACK RAJAH

by DhilipNorth Central, Sri Lanka

The black rajah, is a butterfly species found in tropical Asia. It belongs to ...

7 3 Blue Mormon

Blue Mormon

by Kalee VidanapathiranaSabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

and the East coast. It has been recorded as far

2 6 great mormon male

great mormon male

by SusanEllisonHouston, Texas, USA

Typical form agenor P. m. agenor, Male. Tailless, above deep blue to black. It ...

2 2 Amata bicincta

Amata bicincta

by PampaMistriKolkata, West Bengal, India

It has a sleek & long wingspan with white (or no color) patches on black or ...

1 0 COMMON NAWAB

COMMON NAWAB

by DhilipNorth Central, Sri Lanka

the Himalayas from Kashmir to Sikkim, the ...

1 0 Pandanus Palm (aka Screw Palm)

Pandanus Palm (aka Screw Palm)

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

in northern West Bengal and Sikkim regions ...

0 0 Papilio Machaon

Papilio Machaon

by MaríaAlonsoSánchezVillanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain

caterpillar. Old World Swallowtail

10 3 Great Mormon

Great Mormon

by Biswajit DeGuwahati, Assam, India

The Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) is a large butterfly that belongs to the ...

2 1 Chocolate albatross

Chocolate albatross

by shekainah d. alabanRoxas City, Capiz, Philippines

Chocolate Albatross, Appias lyncida is a butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that ...

1 0 COMMON MIME / MIME

COMMON MIME / MIME

by DhilipNorth Central, Sri Lanka

Common Mime, is a swallowtail butterfly found in south and south-east Asia. The ...

0 2 Pandanus Palm (aka Screw Palm)

Pandanus Palm (aka Screw Palm)

by Neil RossBrisbane, QLD, Australia

West Bengal and Sikkim regions of India. ...

3 4 Red Panda

Red Panda

by RiverValleyRunnerNew York, USA

The head and body length of red pandas averages 56 to 63 cm (22 to 25 in), and ...

5 7 Old World Swallowtail

Old World Swallowtail

by Ricardo SalgueiroPortugal

swallowtail in Europe, Asia, and North ...

3 6 Yak

Yak

by surekhaSikkim, India

The English word "yak" derives from the Tibetan yag, or gyag – in Tibetan this ...

2 1 Red Panda

Red Panda

by KimMorinPerreaultGranby, Québec, Canada

The red panda (Ailurus fulgens, or shining cat), is a small arboreal mammal ...

1 0 Pine  (Female cones)

Pine (Female cones)

by DhirendraKathmandu, Madhyamanchal, Nepal

Pinus roxburghii is a large tree reaching 30–50 m (98–164 ft) with a trunk ...

11 2 Blue Mormon

Blue Mormon

by IndikaJayatissaGalle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Males have the upper wings rich velvety black. The fore wing has a postdiscal ...

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