Commonly referred to as banded satyrs, species of the genus Aulocera are endemic to the Himalayas and associated mountain ranges.

[2] Banded satyrs are large powerfully built Himalayan butterflies which are dark brown above.

A dark apical spot or ocellus is present on the forewing.

[3] Banded satyrs inhabit the Himalayas from moderate to considerable high altitudes.

[3] Their flight is both graceful and fast ... they settle often, occasionally on flowers ... possibly the finest of all Indian Satyrids.