''Faunis'' is a

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of Asian

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family

Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...

. 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 ''

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'' host plants. Many forms, whether species or subspecies, are restricted to islands and are probably vulnerable.

Species list

Based o
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 ''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 Phi ...

'' (Leech, 1890) *** ''Faunis aerope aerope'' (Leech, 1890) *** ''Faunis aerope excelsa'' Fruhstorfer, 1911 *** ''Faunis aerope masseyeffi'' Brooks, 1949 *** ''Faunis aerope longpoensis'' Huang, 2001 ** ''

Faunis arcesilaus ''Faunis arcesilaus'', the Indian faun819]"">"''Faunis'' Hübner, [1819]"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' is a butterfly found in South Asia that belongs to the Morphinae subfamily of the Nymphalidae, brush-fo ...

'' (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 ''Faunis eumeus'', the large faun"''Faunis''_Hübner,_[1819]"at_Markku_Savela's_''Lepidoptera_and_Some_Other_Life_Forms''_is_a_butterfly_found_in_South_Asia.html" "title="butterfly.html" ;"title="819]"">"''Faunis'' Hübner, [1819]"a ...

'' (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 ''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 Phi ...

'' (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 ''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 Phi ...

'' Erichson, 1834 *** ''Faunis phaon leucis'' (Felder & Felder, 1861)Schroeder & Treadaway. (2005). Nymphalidae IX: Amathusiini of the Philippine Islands. ''Butterflies of the world'', 20: 2, pl. 2, f. 1-7. *** ''Faunis phaon phaon'' Erichson, 1834 *** ''Faunis phaon lurida'' Felder *** ''Faunis phaon ikonion'' Fruhstorfer *** ''Faunis phaon sibuyanensis'' Yamaguchi & Aoki ** ''

Faunis sappho ''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 Phi ...

'' Semper, 1878 *** ''Faunis sappho sappho'' Semper, 1878 *** ''Faunis sappho kleis'' Semper *** ''Faunis sappho ameinokleia'' Fruhstorfer ** ''

Faunis stomphax ''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 Phi ...

'' (Westwood, 1858) *** ''Faunis stomphax stomphax'' (Westwood, 1858) *** ''Faunis stomphax plateni'' Staudinger Faunis canens canens 1

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at EOL Nymphalidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner Amathusiini {{Morphinae-stub