F a u n i s c a n e n s

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Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Morphinae - Faunis - canens (Hübner,1820)

wingspan - 60-75mm, wing colour - both sexes UP orangy-brown devoid of any markings, UN dark brown with darker transverse lines and a sub-marginal row of white spots on hindwings and forewings, eye colour - black, proboscis colour - brown, antennae colour - brown, abdomen colour - orangy brown, leg colour - brown, flight - low

female slightly larger than the male

India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines

all year depending on location

dense deciduous and evergreen forest up to 1500m asl

¦¦   egg    8 days   ¦¦   instar1    5-6 days   ¦¦   instar2    4-5 days   ¦¦   instar3    4-5 days   ¦¦   instar4    6-10 days   ¦¦
¦¦   instar5    8-10 days   ¦¦   pupa    9-12 days   ¦¦    Total egg-adult 44-55 days.   All times variable in this species.

multivoltine

Caryota mitis, Cyrtostachys renda, Elaeis guineensis, Licuala grandis, Pholidocarpus kingiana, Pinanga scortechinii (Arecaceae), Molineria latifolia (Hypoxidaceae), Musa sp. (Musaceae)
Actual host plant used depends upon location and availabilty of plant species.

Nectar: not known to feed on nectar

Other: mud puddling (occasional), rotting fruit