‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ declared as Arunachal Pradesh’s State Butterfly

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has approved the declaration of large and brightly coloured Kaiser-i-Hind butterfly as the State butterfly.
The Kaiser-i-Hind butterfly is scientifically known as Teinopalpus imperialis.
The Kaiser-i-Hind literally means Emperor of India as it carries India in its name.
This species of butterfly has a 90-120 mm wingspan.
They are found in six Indian States along the Eastern Himalayas at elevations from 6,000-10,000 feet in well-wooded terrain. These are Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam, Sikkim and Manipur.
Apart from this, the butterfly are also found in Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and southern China.