Cyananthus incanus

Cyananthus incanus

Cyananthus incanus is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 5300 meters elevation. Elevation: 3721 meters. Native range is Central Himalaya to China…


Campanula aristata

Campanula aristata

Campanula aristata is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 3721 meters. Native range is Afghanistan to Central…


Codonopsis ovata

Codonopsis ovata

Codonopsis ovata is found in Sikkim's subalpine biome. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Central Asia to West Himalaya.


Codonopsis ovata

Codonopsis ovata

Codonopsis ovata is found in Sikkim's subalpine biome. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Central Asia to West Himalaya.


Codonopsis ovata

Codonopsis ovata

Codonopsis ovata is found in Sikkim's subalpine biome. Elevation: 4483 meters. Native range is Central Asia to West Himalaya.


African migrant (Catopsilia florella)

African migrant (Catopsilia florella)

This was the first of many species of butterflies I encountered on Socotra, and here I found at least 6 males of Catopsilia florella. I find the male rather…


African migrant (Catopsilia florella)

African migrant (Catopsilia florella)

The female of the species I encountered around the mangrove forest on Shuab beach of west Socotra.


Eurema agave

Eurema agave

Sitting on an inflorescense on a sandbank of the river Cuiaba upriver from Porto Jofre.


Eurema sp.

Eurema sp.

On the path close to the new rooms at Cristalino Jungle Logde there was a large asteraceae bush in bloom, and naturally I found many wonderful species there.…


Leucadia White (Melete leucadia)

Leucadia White (Melete leucadia)

This individual was infrequently accompanied by the beautiful Orsilochus Daggerwing which too was sucking up salts from the sand. This the beginning of the…