kaiser-i-Hind is Arunachal's state butterfly

Last Updated15/11/2021

An elusive swallowtail butterfly carrying ‘India’ in its name and found in next-door China will become the State butterfly of Arunachal Pradesh.
The State Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday approved the large, brightly coloured Kaiser-i-Hind as the State butterfly. The Cabinet meeting was for the first time held outside State capital Itanagar at an unusual location — Pakke Tiger Reserve.

It is a species of butterflies in the family swallowtail butterflies.
The green iridescence of the wings has been found to be due to three-dimensional photonic structure of the scales
It is diurnal.
This butterfly is a high-altitude forest species which occurs at medium and higher elevations in the Himalayas from 6,000 to 10,000 feet (1,800 to 3,000 m) in well-wooded terrain.
It is found in small pockets of Nepal, Bhutan and along the Eastern Himalayas in India (West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam, Sikkim and Manipur). It is also found in northern Myanmar, northern Vietnam and in the Sichuan province of China.
It is protected under Schedule II of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and listed as near threatened by IUCN and in cites appendix II

It is hunted for supply to butterfly collectors.
In the north east of India, much of its forest habitat is degraded by jhoom cultivation

It will boost butterfly tourism and save the species from extinction in the State.
The State butterfly tag can translate into its habitat conservation

The Arunachal Pradesh government on Saturday adopted the 'Pakke Tiger Reserve 2047 Ministerial Declaration on Climate Change Resilient and Responsive Arunachal Pradesh' to accelerate comprehensive, smart, climate resilient and inclusive development of the people and state with all-round efforts.
The Declaration envisages a multi-sectoral 'whole of government- and whole of society- approach' on the pathway towards low emissions and climate-resilient development through its five broad themes, termed as 'Panch Dharas' that, in turn, rest on 75 strategies.
The Panch Dharas comprise 'Environment, Forest & Climate Change'; 'Health & Well-being of All'; 'Sustainable & Adaptive Living'; 'Livelihoods & Opportunities' and 'Evidence Generation & Collaborative Action'.
the cabinet meeting that passed this Declaration was held at the Pakke Tiger Reserve,
This declaration is a first of its kind by any state government in the country.
It seeks to synergize the efforts of the state government to realize Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the larger context of climate change.