Faunis

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Faunis

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
(unranked)	Rhopalocera
Superfamily:	Papilionoidea
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Morphinae
Tribe:	Amathusiini
Genus:	Faunis Hüber, [1819]

Type species

Papilio eumeus
Drury, [1773]

Species

About 14 species, including:

Faunis arcesilaus - Indian Faun
Faunis assama - Asam Faun
Faunis canens - Common Faun
Faunis eumeus - Large Faun
Faunis stomphax
See species list in text.

Synonyms

Clerome Westwood, [1850]

Faunis is a genus of Asian butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. They are among the butterflies commonly known as "fauns" or "duffers".

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

Many forms, whether species or subspecies, are restricted to islands and are probably vulnerable (Koh et al., 2004).

[edit] Species list

Note: Names preceded by an equal sign ( = ) are synonyms. ORIG indicates original name. Source: Nymphalidae Study Group website

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) original name 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) original name Papilio eumeus Drury, 1773
  - Faunis eumeus eumeus (Drury, 1773)
  - Faunis eumeus incerta Staudinger
- Faunis gracilis (Butler, 1867) original name Clerome gracilis Butler, 1867
- Faunis kirata (de Nicéville, 1891) original name Clerome kirata de Nicéville, 1891
- Faunis leucis Felder & Felder, 1861
- 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 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