[1][2] The butterfly is found in the Himalayas including Sikkim, the Chumbi Valley and Tibet.

[1][3] In 1932 William Harry Evans reported that the species was rare in the Chumbi Valley.

[3] The narrow-banded satyrs are large, powerfully built Himalayan butterflies which are black or very dark brown above.

[3] In A. brahminus, the under-forewing apical ocellus is well-defined and prominently pupilled while in A. brahminoides it is less well defined, much smaller and darker.

The upper-hindwing discal band to dorsum, which is a characteristic feature in A. brahminus is much curved in the case of A.