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Genus of brush-footed butterflies

Faunis
Faunis arcesilaus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Morphinae
Tribe: Amathusiini
Genus: Faunis
Hübner,
Type species
Papilio eumeus
Drury,
Species

About 14 species, including:

Synonyms
  • Clerome Westwood, 

Faunis is a genus of Asian butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. They are among the butterflies commonly known as fauns. They are relatively small-sized amathusiins, subtly colored in soft browns and violets, and range from China to the Philippines and Sulawesi.

Larvae are found on Musa, Smilax, and Pandanus host plants.

Many forms, whether species or subspecies, are restricted to islands and are probably vulnerable.

Species list

Based on Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Years given are the actual publication dates where known.

  • Faunis Hübner, 1819 (= Clerome Westwood, 1850)
    • Faunis aerope (Leech, 1890)
      • Faunis aerope aerope (Leech, 1890)
      • Faunis aerope excelsa Fruhstorfer, 1911
      • Faunis aerope masseyeffi Brooks, 1949
      • Faunis aerope longpoensis Huang, 2001
    • Faunis arcesilaus (Fabricius, 1787) originally Papilio arcesilaus Fabricius, 1787
    • Faunis assama (Westwood, 1858)
    • Faunis canens Hübner, 1826
      • Faunis canens canens Hübner, 1826
      • Faunis canens arcesilas Stichel, 1933
      • Faunis canens borneensis Fruhstorfer
      • Faunis canens pallidior Hagan
      • Faunis canens samadhi Fruhstorfer
      • Faunis canens niasana Fruhstorfer
    • Faunis eumeus (Drury, 1773) originally Papilio eumeus Drury, 1773
      • Faunis eumeus eumeus (Drury, 1773)
      • Faunis eumeus incerta Staudinger
    • Faunis gracilis (Butler, 1867) originally Clerome gracilis Butler, 1867
    • Faunis kirata (de Nicéville, 1891) originally Clerome kirata de Nicéville, 1891
    • Faunis menado (Hewitson, 1863)
      • Faunis menado menado (Hewitson, 1863)
      • Faunis menado pleonasma Röber
      • Faunis menado chitone Hewitson
      • Faunis menado intermedia Röber
      • Faunis menado syllus Fruhstorfer
      • Faunis menado suluana Fruhstorfer
    • Faunis phaon Erichson, 1834
      • Faunis phaon leucis (Felder & Felder, 1861)
      • Faunis phaon phaon Erichson, 1834
      • Faunis phaon lurida Felder
      • Faunis phaon ikonion Fruhstorfer
      • Faunis phaon sibuyanensis Yamaguchi & Aoki
    • Faunis sappho Semper, 1878
      • Faunis sappho sappho Semper, 1878
      • Faunis sappho kleis Semper
      • Faunis sappho ameinokleia Fruhstorfer
    • Faunis stomphax (Westwood, 1858)
      • Faunis stomphax stomphax (Westwood, 1858)
      • Faunis stomphax plateni Staudinger
Faunis canens

References

  1. Eliot (ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury. (1992). The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula, 4th Edition, ISBN 983-9681-05-2.
  2. Koh, L. P., Sodhi, N. S., & Brook, B. W. (2004). Co-extinctions of tropical butterflies and their hostplants. Biotropica, 36(2), 272-274.
  3. Schroeder & Treadaway. (2005). Nymphalidae IX: Amathusiini of the Philippine Islands. Butterflies of the world, 20: 2, pl. 2, f. 1-7.

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