Penthema darlisa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Penthema darlisa, the blue kaiser, is a species of satyrine butterfly found along the Himalayas, extending into Southeast Asia. Penthema darlisa darlisa (Assam to Burma, Yunnan, West Thailand) Penthema darlisa mimetica Lathy, 1900 (south-eastern Thailand) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Coloured Kaiser sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 96th most-seen of the 125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Coloured Kaiser in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months. Those are among Cat Tien National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 490 mm in July.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Three-Coloured Kaiser sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Three-Coloured Kaiser sightings, Cat Tien National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 40%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Three-Coloured Kaiser that you can see in Cat Tien National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Yellow Pansy (about 40%), Clipper (about 30%) and Grey Pansy (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Three-Coloured Kaiser is recorded against all the insects logged in Cat Tien National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
