About Kaiser-i-Hind:

• Kaiser-i-Hind is State butterfly of Arunachal Pradesh.
• Kaiser-i-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis) literally means Emperor of India.
• The Butterfly is found in Nepal,
• Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Southern China.
• In India, it is found in six States along the eastern
• Himalayas at elevations from 6,000-10,000 feet in well-wooded terrain.
• It flies in the canopy of broad-leaved temperate evergreen forests.
• It is an Indicator Species and the presence of this butterfly indicates the existence of a good forest ecosystem.
• Its Protection Status is IUCN Status: Near Threatened, CITES: Appendix II, Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule II.

Source: EPIC November 2021