Faunis gracilis

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Faunis gracilis
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F. gracilis
Binomial name
Faunis gracilis
(Butler, 1867) [1]
Synonyms
  • Clerome gracilisButler, 1867
  • adamsiBrooks, 1933

Faunis gracilis, the narrow striped faun, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1867. It is found in Sumatra and Malaya in the Indomalayan realm. [2]

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References

  1. Butler A.G, 1867 Description of new or little-known Species of Asiatic Lepidoptera Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3) 20 (120): 399-404, pl. 8-9
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9