Teinopalpus aureus

Golden Kaiser-i-Hind
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Teinopalpus
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. Species distribution models show that montane forests in mid to high elevations within Southern China, Laos, and Vietnam are suitable habitats of T. aureus. However, they have poorly connected habitat networks and many of these areas are facing deforestation and severe climate change effects.

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.
• Xing, S., Au, T. F., Dufour, P. C., Cheng, W., Yuan, F. L., Fenghai, J., Van Vu, L., Wang, M., & Bonebrake, T. C. (2019). Conservation of data deficient species under multiple threats: Lessons from an iconic tropical butterfly (Teinopalpus aureus). Biological Conservation, 234, 154–164.

External links

• Butterflies of Indochina Images
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