Faunis canens
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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.[1]
The Common Faun ranges from Sikkim to Assam and Myanmar[2] and through Thailand, peninsular Malaya, Singapore to southern Yunnan and the western islands of the Indonesian archipelago[3].
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ See Talk:Faunis canens and Savela (2006) for references.
- ^ Wynter-Blyth (1957) p.132
- ^ Savela (2006)
[edit] References
- Evans, W.H. (1932): The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed). Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
- Haribal, Meena (1992): Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History. Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation, Gangtok, Sikkim.
- Savela, Markku (2007): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Faunis. Version of 2006-MAR-16. Retrieved 2007-SEP-08.
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957): Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
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