Faunis

Faunis
Faunis arcesilaus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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:

Synonyms
  • Clerome Westwood, [1850]

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]

  1. ^ Eliot (ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury. (1992). The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula, 4th Edition, ISBN 983-9681-05-2.
  2. ^ Koh, L. P., Sodhi, N. S., & Brook, B. W. (2004). Co-extinctions of tropical butterflies and their hostplants. Biotropica, 36(2), 272-274.