Faunis is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of Asian butterflies

Butterfly

A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...

 in the family Nymphalidae

Nymphalidae

The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...

. They are among the butterflies commonly known as "fauns" or "duffers".

Larvae are found on Musa

Musa (genus)

Musa is one of three genera in the family Musaceae; it includes bananas and plantains. There are over 50 species of Musa with a broad variety of uses....

, Smilax

Smilax

Smilax is a genus of about 300-350 species, found in temperate zones, tropics and subtropics worldwide. In China for example about 80 are found , while there are 20 in North America north of Mexico...

, and Pandanus

Pandanus

Pandanus is a genus of monocots with about 600 known species. They are numerous palmlike dioecious trees and shrubs native of the Old World tropics and subtropics. They are classified in the order Pandanales, family Pandanaceae.-Overview:...

host plants.

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

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)
    • 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