Faunis canens
Species of butterfly
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Faunis canens, the common faun, is a butterfly from South and South East Asia that belongs to the Morphinae, a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies.[1] This species may include the Indian faun, Faunis arcesilaus.[2]
| Faunis canens | |
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| Faunis canens arcesilaus Stichel, 1933, from Malaya | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Faunis |
| Species: | F. canens |
| Binomial name | |
| Faunis canens Hübner, 1826 | |
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The common faun ranges from Sikkim to Assam and Myanmar[3] and through Thailand, peninsular Malaya, Singapore to southern Yunnan and the western islands of the Indonesian archipelago.[4] The larva feeds on Musa.
