''Faunis'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of Asian

butterflies Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

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 ha ...

. 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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'', ''

Smilax ''Smilax'' is a genus of about 300–350 species, found in the tropics and subtropics worldwide. They are climbing flowering plants, many of which are woody and/or thorny, in the monocotyledon family (biology), family Smilacaceae, native through ...

'', and ''

Pandanus ''Pandanus'' is a genus of monocots with about 578 accepted species. They are palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. Common names include pandan, screw palm and screw pine. The genus is classified ...

'' 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'' (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 ''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. This species may include the Indian faun, '' Faunis arcesilaus''. The common faun range ...

'' 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)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'' 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 Faunis canens canens 1

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