Teinopalpus aureus
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| Species: | T. aureus
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| Teinopalpus aureus Mell, 1923
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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
- 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". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996. IUCN: e.T21557A9301005. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21557A9301005.en. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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