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 mimetica <small>Lathy, 1900</small> (south-eastern Thailand)
- Penthema darlisa melema <small>Riley & Godfrey, 1921</small> (northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam)
- Penthema darlisa merguia <small>Evans, 1924</small> (southern Burma, Peninsular Thailand)
- Penthema darlisa pallida <small>Li, 1994</small> (Yunnan)
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