Talk:Faunis arcesilaus

Taxonomy
The Indian subsp is referred to as Faunis canens arcesilaus Stichel, 1933 by Marrku Savela. This species may be conspecific with Faunis arcesilaus. Both are referred to as Common Faun. The Common Faun is given the nomenclature in various references as follows -
 * Evans 		- Faunis arcesilaus Fabricius
 * Wynter-Blyth 	- Faunis arcesilaus (Fabricius)
 * Haribal 		- Faunis canens arcesilaus Stichel 1831(in error)
 * Marrku Savela 	- Faunis canens arcesilaus Stichel 1933

Only in Marrku Savela's website are the two species listed together separately. Hence separate species wikis have been created till such time this issue is resolved.

References
 * Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed). Pg 131. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
 * Haribal, Meena (1992) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History. Pg 128. Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation. Gangtok, Sikkim.
 * Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera | Page on Faunis genus of subfamily Morphinae, Family Nymphalidae, Lepidoptera.
 * Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region. Pg 132. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.

There is clearly a need for a fresh study of the Faunis group of Morphinae. AshLin 14:05, 25 May 2007 (UTC)