Penthema darlisa

Blue kaiser
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Penthema
Species:	P. darlisa
Binomial name
Penthema darlisa Moore, 1879
Synonyms
Penthema binghami mimeticaLathy, 1900 Penthema binghami godreyiRiley, 1932 Penthema binghami annamiticaFruhstorfer, 1902 Penthema binghami mergulaEvans, 1924 Penthema darlisa miyashitaiOkano, 1986

Penthema darlisa, the blue kaiser, is a species of satyrine butterfly found along the Himalayas, extending into Southeast Asia.

Subspecies

• Penthema darlisa darlisa (Assam to Burma, Yunnan, West Thailand)
• Penthema darlisa mimeticaLathy, 1900 (south-eastern Thailand^{[ clarification needed ]})
• Penthema darlisa melemaRiley & Godfrey, 1921 (northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam)
• Penthema darlisa merguiaEvans, 1924 (southern Burma, Peninsular Thailand)
• Penthema darlisa pallidaLi, 1994 (Yunnan)