Teinopalpus aureus

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Golden Kaiser-i-Hind
551-Teinopalpus aureus- Museum of Kamei Collection.JPG

Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Papilionidae
Genus:
Species:
T. aureus
Binomial name
Teinopalpus aureus
Mell, 1923

Teinopalpus aureus, the golden Kaiser-i-Hind, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. 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[]

  1. ^ Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Teinopalpus aureus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T21557A9301005. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21557A9301005.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  • 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.

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