Dear Subhasis, You have Orange Oakleaf *Kallima inachus*, one of the most attractive of Sikkim's Nymphalid butterflies. You can see where the name comes from when its wings are closed!
Regards, Usha On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 12:08 AM, subhasis roy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Friends, > This is my first posting to this group. This was shot at Rangit Power > House area,South Sikkim on 27/07/2010. > Very often seen this butterfly roadside sitting on leaf. It is very > difficult to recognize as a butterfly when it is closed winged. > > Regards, > Subhasis Roy > > > -- Usha Ganguli-Lachungpa Sr. Research Officer (WL) Dept. of Forest, Env. & WL Mgmt. Government of Sikkim Deorali, Gangtok 737102 Tel/Fax:91-3592-280402; Cell:094340-25273 [email protected] -- Enjoy
