♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

ON : Clerome gracilis Butler, 1867 OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3)20: 401, pl.8, fig.7. TL : "Malacca" [Malacca, W.Malaysia]. Distribution : P.Thailand (South from Ranong), W.Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra.

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Faunis gracilis ; Pinratana,1983 : 47, 61, pl.26, fig.4,♂(Un). (Ranong; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Trang; Yala)
Faunis gracilis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 310, pl.127, figs.A4,♂,♂(Un),♀(Un). (Yala; Khlong Nakha)
Faunis gracilis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 310, pl.127, figs.N150,♂,♂(Un),♀(Un). (Yala; Khlong Nakha)
Faunis gracilis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Krabi; Nakhon Si Thammarat) (accessed: 2023.06.03)
Faunis gracilis gracilis ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 140, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Faunis gracilis ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 288, figs.Abb.M-045. (Phang Nga)

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Ranong : 3♂ 1♀.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 2♂ 1♀.

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Satun : 1♂.

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The butterfly is locally common in primary montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 100 - 500m), but it is more unusual than Faunis canens.
Both males and females often come to rotten fruit that has fallen to the ground. They fly near the ground and quickly move into the bushes.

Butler, A.G.,1867 : Descriptions of new or little-known species of Asiatic Lepidoptera.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3)20: 399-405, 2 pls.

♂, Yala, Thailand.

2007.10.10 - 2025.03.31.