Aulocera saraswati

Aulocera saraswati, the striated satyr, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.

[1][2] The butterfly is found in the Himalayas from Chitral eastwards across to Sikkim.

[1][3] In 1932, William Harry Evans reported that the species was common.

[3] 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.