| Penthema formosanum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Penthema |
| Species: | P. formosanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Penthema formosanum Rothschild, 1898 | |
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Penthema formosanum is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Taiwan. [1]
The wingspan is 70–85 mm.
The larvae have been recorded on Sinocalamus oldhami , Bambusa multiplex and Phyllostachys makinoi .
Penthema lisarda, the yellow kaiser, is a species of satyrine butterfly found along the Himalayas and in Indochina.
Penthema is an east Asian genus of satyrine butterflies.