Faunis kirata (de Nicéville)

Like its cousins F. gracilis and F. canens, this is butterfly of the shades and they share the same habits. They are attracted to rotting fruits and sometimes even carrion or dung.

F. kirata can easily be distinguished from F.canens by its much darkened HW tornus area and the ocelli are reduced to a row of yellow dots on the submarginal areas of the undersides.

Compare to F.canens and F. gracilis:
The Common Faun

Habitat indicator

RSP	WV	PG	VF	FTR	SC	LWDF	LWPF	LMEF	UMN	MN
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Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurence, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)

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Above a male attracted to rotting mango: 29 June 2014 @ 11:50

15 Mac 2016 @ 11:45

above picture of a female. 15 Mac 2016 @ 11:23