Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Faunis canens | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Amathusiini Rank Subspecies | |
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Similar Faunis, Mycalesis mineus, Mycalesis, Coccinella transversalis, Thaumantis diores | ||
The Common Faun, Faunis canens, is a butterfly from South and South East Asia that belongs to the Morphinae, a subfamily of the Brush-footed butterflies. This species may include the Indian Faun, Faunis arcesilaus.
The Common Faun ranges from Sikkim to Assam and Myanmar and through Thailand, peninsular Malaya, Singapore to southern Yunnan and the western islands of the Indonesian archipelago. The larva feeds on Musa.
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