Teinopalpus

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Teinopalpus
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Teinopalpus imperialis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Tribe: Teinopalpini
Genus: Teinopalpus
Hope, 1843

Teinopalpus is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae.

Taxonomy

The genus contains two species: Teinopalpus aureus (golden kaiser-i-hind) and Teinopalpus imperialis (kaiser-i-hind). Both species have a number of recognised subspecies.

  • T. a. aureus
  • T. a. hainanensis
  • T. a. laotiana
  • T. a. nagaoi
  • T. a. shinkaii
  • T. i. behludinii
  • T. i. colettei
  • T. i. gerritesi
  • T. i. gillesi
  • T. i. herteri
  • T. i. imperatrix
  • T. i. imperialis
  • T. i. miecoae



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