- Faunis
Taxobox
name = "Faunis"
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
unranked_familia =Rhopalocera
superfamilia =Papilionoidea
familia =Nymphalidae
subfamilia =Morphinae
tribus =Amathusiini
genus = "Faunis"
genus_authority = Hüber, [1819]
type_species = "Papilio eumeus"
type_species_authority = Drury, [1773]
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = 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]"Faunis" is a
genus of Asian butterflies in the familyNymphalidae . They are among the butterflies commonly known as "fauns" or "duffers".Larvae are found on "Musa", "Smilax", and "Pandanus" host plants.
Many forms, whether species or subspecies, are restricted to islands and are probably vulnerable (Koh et al., 2004).
Species list
Note: Names preceded by an equal sign ( = ) are synonyms. ORIG indicates original name. Source: [http://www.nymphalidae.net/Classification/Amathusiini.htm Nymphalidae Study Group website]
* "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) original name 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) original name Papilio eumeus Drury, 1773
*** "Faunis eumeus eumeus" (Drury, 1773)
*** "Faunis eumeus incerta" Staudinger
** "Faunis gracilis" (Butler, 1867) original name Clerome gracilis Butler, 1867
** "Faunis kirata" (de Nicéville, 1891) original name Clerome kirata de Nicéville, 1891
** "Faunis leucis" Felder & Felder, 1861
** "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 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" StaudingerReferences
* Koh, L. P., Sodhi, N. S., & Brook, B. W. (2004). Co-extinctions of tropical butterflies and their hostplants. "Biotropica", 36(2), 272-274.
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