Description
A medium sized satyr with a wingspan of 50-60 mm. The female is lighter colored than the male. On the upperside of the forewing, the female has a yellow band across the subapical area that is absent in the male. The Tamil Tree Brown can be distinguished from all other similar species by the eye-spots on the underside of the hind wing - two of the six eye-spots are large and similar in size and shape, the others are flattened and reduced, and have no pupils. 

Similar species
Ceylon Tree Brown and Common Tree Brown.

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