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Aulocera is a genus in the subfamily Satyrinae (or brown butterflies) of the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. Commonly referred to as banded satyrs, species of the genus Aulocera are endemic to the Himalayas and associated mountain ranges.




Taxonomy


Aulocera is considered to be a valid genus by some authorities and a junior subjective synonym of the basal genus Satyrus by others.




List of species


Aulocera sybillina Oberthür, 1890
Aulocera brahminus (Blanchard, 1853)
Aulocera brahminoides (Moore, 1901)
Aulocera magica Oberthür, 1886
Aulocera merlina Oberthür, 1890
Aulocera padma (Kollar, 1844)
Aulocera loha (Doherty, 1886) SE.Tibet, NW.Yunnan, Bhutan
Aulocera swaha (Kollar, 1844)
Aulocera saraswati (Kollar, 1844)




General description



Banded satyrs are large powerfully built Himalayan butterflies which are dark brown above. They are characterised by a white band across both wings. The wings have chequered fringes. A dark apical spot or ocellus is present on the forewing. The under hindwing is dark. The under hindwing is beautifully variegated with brown, white and grey.
Males have an obscure brand on the forewing.




Habits


Banded satyrs inhabit the Himalayas from moderate to considerable high altitudes. Fond of open country, they can found elsewhere especially on rocks and paths. Banded satyrs are very fond of sunshine.

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




See also


Satyrinae
Nymphalidae
List of butterflies of India (Satyrinae)




References



Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
"Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera"..
Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.




External links


Images representing Aulocera at Bold

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Aulocera
• Aulocera swaha
• Aulocera magica
• Aulocera brahminus
• Aulocera merlina
• Aulocera brahminoides
• Aulocera sybillina
• Aulocera saraswati
• Satyr (disambiguation)
• Aulocera padma