Faunis canens
| Common Faun | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Faunis canens arcesilaus Stichel, 1933. Museum specimen from Malaya. | |
| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3) | |
| 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 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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] The larva feeds on Musa.
Footnotes
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932): The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed). Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
- Haribal, Meena (1992): Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History. Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation, Gangtok, Sikkim.
- Savela, Markku (2007): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Faunis. Version of 2006-MAR-16. Retrieved 2007-SEP-08.
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957): Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.