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''Aulocera saraswati'', the striated satyr, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas."''Aulocera'' Butler, 1867"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''LepIndex shows this taxon as ''Satyrus swaha''.[] LepIndex considers the genus ''Aulocera'' Butler, 1867; Ent. mon. Mag. 4: 121, TS: ''Satyrus brahminus'' Blanchard to be a junior subjective synonym of ''Satyrus'' Latreille 1810 Cons. gén. Anim. Crust. Arach. Ins.: 355, 440, TS: ''Papilio actaea'' Linnaeus.[]


Range

The butterfly is found in the Himalayas from Chitral eastwards across to Sikkim.


Status

In 1932, William Harry Evans reported that the species was common.


Description

The striated satyr is 65 to 75 mm in wingspan. It is a large powerfully built butterfly which is dark brown above and characterised by a white band across both wings. The white band is broad and straight on the hindwing and reaches the dorsum. The wings have chequered fringes. A dark apical spot or ocellus is present on the forewing. The under hindwing is pale with prominent white striations. The under hindwing is beautifully variegated with brown, white and grey. The tegumen is without hooks.


See also

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List of butterflies of India (Satyrinae) This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae) which itself forms part of the ...


References

Aulocera Butterflies of Asia Butterflies described in 1844 Taxa named by Vincenz Kollar {{Satyrini-stub