Iphigenia socotrana

Iphigenia socotrana

My first encounter of Iphigenia socotrana, and what a perfect specimen! 22 October 2023 cyclone Tej hit Socotra, and with it extreme amounts of rain inundated…


Impatiens drepanophora

Impatiens drepanophora

Impatiens drepanophora is found in Sikkim's subtropical to temperate biomes to 2200 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Nepal to China…


Impatiens drepanophora

Impatiens drepanophora

Impatiens drepanophora is found in Sikkim's subtropical to temperate biomes to 2200 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Nepal to China…


Impatiens uncipetala

Impatiens uncipetala

Impatiens uncipetala is found in Sikkim's temperate biome. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is East Nepal to China.


Impatiens serratifolia

Impatiens serratifolia is found in Sikkim's temperate biome to 3300 meters elevation. Elevation: 2775 meters. Native range is Nepal to North Sikkim.


Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)

Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)

A brilliantly colored male of the thick-billed euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) often seen at feeding stations in its range in Ecuador. It sounds like this:……


Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Namibia's Walvis Bay area is rich in wildlife, reliant on the abundance of marine life found in the cold and nutrient rich Atlantic waters, governed by the…


Socotra Crotalaria Moth (Utetheisa lotrix ssp. socotrensis)

Socotra Crotalaria Moth (Utetheisa lotrix ssp. socotrensis)

At around 800 meter elevation and up the Euryops arabicus were in bloom and thus a lot of insects gathered to eat from the huge number of flowers. This was one…