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Faunis
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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.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 21
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Collections
- DMNS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, YPM, NHMUK, USNM, MZLU
- Recorded in
- Vietnam, Philippines, India, Malaysia, Laos
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Amathusiini
- Image
- CleromeArcesilaus162 1.jpg
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- Faunis
- taxon name
- Faunis
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Faunis
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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.
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