| Kaiser-i-Hind | |
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| Teinopalpus imperialis, dorsal side of male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Teinopalpus |
| Species: | T. imperialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Teinopalpus imperialis Hope, 1843
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Teinopalpus imperialis, the Kaisar-i-Hind, is a rare species of swallowtail butterfly found from Nepal and north east India to north Vietnam. The common name literally means "emperor of India". The Kaisar-i-Hind is much sought after by butterfly collectors for its beauty and rarity.[citation needed] The green iridescence of the wings has been found to be due to three-dimensional photonic structure of the scales and is the subject of much research.[3]
- ^ Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). Teinopalpus imperialis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21558A9301125.en
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Argyros, A.; Manos, S.; Large, M.C.J.; McKenzie, D.R.; Cox, G.C., and Dwarte, D.M. (2002). "Electron tomography and computer visualisation of a three-dimensional 'photonic' crystal in a butterfly wing-scale". Micron. 33 (5): 483–487. doi:10.1016/S0968-4328(01)00044-0. PMID 11976036.
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