Faunis

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.

Faunis
Faunis arcesilaus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Morphinae
Tribe:	Amathusiini
Genus:	Faunis Hübner, [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]

Larvae are found on Musa, Smilax, and Pandanus host plants.^[1]

Many forms, whether species or subspecies, are restricted to islands and are probably vulnerable.^[2]

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)^[3]
    • 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