Lasiommata schakra

Lasiommata schakra, the common wall, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in South Asia.

Male upperside ground colour silky brown; cilia of both wings whitish.

Forewing has a transverse row of four large orange spots, the apical one the largest, bearing a black, white-centred eyespot; beyond the row of orange spots a subterminal dark brown line.

Hindwing uniform, but bearing a postdiscal row of from three to six black, white-centred, orange-ringed eyespots.

Female is similar but on the upperside, the orange spot bearing the ocellus on the forewing inwardly bordered by a broad, pale, short line; the raised band of specialized scales absent.

Uppersides, male left, female right