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.

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

References

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

External links

Images representing Faunis at EOL