Teinopalpus aureus
| Golden Kaiser-i-Hind | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Teinopalpus |
| Species: | T. aureus |
| Binomial name | |
| Teinopalpus aureus Mell, 1923 | |
The Golden Kaiser-i-Hind (Teinopalpus aureus) is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family. It is found in China and possibly Vietnam. Considered an endangered species threatened by the wildlife trade, it is protected by Chinese law.
Subspecies
- T. a. aureus
- T. a. hainanensis (Bauer & Frankenbach, 1998)
- T. a. laotiana
- T. a. nagaoi
- T. a. shinkaii
References
- Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach, 1998 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the world Part I (1), Papilionidae Papilionidae I: Papilio, Subgenus Achillides, Bhutanitis, Teinopalpus. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach. Keltern : Goecke & Evers ; Canterbury : Hillside Books ISBN 9783931374624
- Turlin, B.,1991 Notes sur les especes du genre Teinopalpus Hope et description de deux nouvelles sous-especes et d'une forme appartenant a ce genre. (Lepidoptera Papilionidae). Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat 70:3-8.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Teinopalpus aureus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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