Penthema darlisa
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The Blue Kaiser is a species of satyrine
Satyrinae
Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the Browns, is a subfamily of the Nymphalidae . They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known diversity of brush-footed butterflies...

butterfly found along the Himalayas, extending into Southeast Asia.

Subspecies

  • Penthema darlisa darlisa (Assam to Burma, Yunnan)
  • Penthema darlisa mimetica Lathy, 1900 (south-eastern Thailand)
  • Penthema darlisa melema Riley & Godfrey, 1921 (northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam)
  • Penthema darlisa mergula Evans, 1924 (southern Burma, Thailand)
  • Penthema darlisa pallida Li, 1994 (Yunnan)
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