| Common Faun | |
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| Faunis canens arcesilaus Stichel, 1933. Museum specimen from Malaya. | |
| Conservation status | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Amathusiini |
| Genus: | Faunis |
| Species: | F. canens |
| Binomial name | |
| Faunis canens Hübner, 1826 |
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| Synonyms | |
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See text. |
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The Common Faun, Faunis canens, is a butterfly from South and South East Asia that belongs to the Morphinae, a subfamily of the Brush-footed butterflies. This species may include the Indian Faun, Faunis arcesilaus.[1]
The Common Faun ranges from Sikkim to Assam and Myanmar[2] and through Thailand, peninsular Malaya, Singapore to southern Yunnan and the western islands of the Indonesian archipelago.[3]