Butterflies of Sikkim

Lately I have not been able to travel, due to various reasons. But then I have found a new inspiration in Butterflies of Sikkim. Apparently Sikkim has half the varieties of butterflies found in all of India. Some 740 odd according to survey conducted long, long time ago. I don’t know how many of them are still around because of the so called development. Anyways have been capturing some of the magnificent creatures of nature through the camera lens and attempting to identify them, so people please correct me if I’ am wrong.  As of now all of them are from the Rangeet valley but will be after them all over, the target being 700 :)

 

 

56. Red Helen

 

 

 

 
55. Leopard Lacewing

 

54. Small Green Awlet


Finally crossed 50... still going strong. 8th Nov 2012 

53. Himalayan Painted Courtesan

 

 

 

52. Commander

51. Staff Sergeant

 

 50. Great Blue Mime 

  

 

 49. Tawny Raja

 

  

 

 48. Nawab

 

 

 47. Chocolate Albatross

 

 

 46. Fluffy Tit

 

45. ?? Palmfly



 
44. Redbased Jezebel




 
43. Psyche





42. ?



41. Striped Tiger

40. Chocolate Royal


 
 
39. Complete Paint-Brush Swift

38. Medus Brown

 

 

 

 

37. Common Spotted Flat

36. Grass Yellow

 

35. Great Eggfly

34. Dark Judy

33. Common Bottleblue

32.

31. Spot Judy

 

30.

29.

 

28. Common Jay

 

27. Blue Tiger

 

26. Dark Branded Bushbrown

 

25. Chocolate Pansy

 

24. Yellow Orange Tip

 

23. White Edged Blue Baron 

 

22. Pea Blue

 

 

21. Western Striped Albatross

20. Fulvous Pied Flat

 

 

19. Common Jester

 

18. Large Yeoman

 

 

17. Lemon Pansy

 

16. Common Map

 

15. White Commodore
 

 

14. Hill Jezebel

 

 

 

13. Common Mime 

12. Rice Swift

 11. Common Earl

10. Orange Oakleaf

9. Spotted Palmfly

8. Eastern Striped Albatross 

 7. Common Five Ring

6. Pale Grass Blue

5. Assam Pierrot

4. Great Mormon

3. Paris Peacock

2. Common Sailer

1. Yellow Kaiser