Penthema darlisa
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Coloured Kaiser sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 126 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Coloured Kaiser in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and November, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Three-Coloured Kaiser sightings, Cuc Phuong National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Three-Coloured Kaiser that you can see in Cuc Phuong National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Little Mapwing (about 50%), Himalayan Jester (about 50%) and Marbled Map (about 50%), 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 Cuc Phuong National Park (56 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.
