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Ceylon Tree Brown
Description
Wingspan of 50-60 mm. A medium-sized, dark brown satyr. The female is larger than the
male. The upperside of the female has a yellow band across the center of
the forewing and a well-defined set of large eye-spots on the hind wing.
In the male, the yellow band is absent, and the eye-spots are smaller. The undersides are
similar in both sexes. The Ceylon Tree Brown can be
distinguished from all other similar looking species by the eye-spots on the
underside of the hind wing - there are six eye-spots which are similar in size, shape and color pattern.
Similar species
Tamil Tree Brown and Common Tree Brown.
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