Golden Kaiser-e-Hind (Teinopalpus Aureus)


    The shapes of female and male Teinopalpus aureus are different. The body and wings of male butterflies are brown and are dotted with golden green spots. There is a golden green ribbon in the middle of the fore wings and a golden mark on the hind wings of them. The bufferfly gets its name from this. It has an outstanding tail in the hind wings. Female butterflies have no golden green color. There is a pentagon white spot on its hind wings with thin and long tails. This kind of butterfly is endemic specie of China. Its number is rare and less; and it is the only class I state protection butterfly in China. It distributes in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan.