Melanocyma

Melanocyma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Morphinae
Tribe: Amathusiini
Genus: Melanocyma
Westwood, 1858
Species

A single member
Melanocyma faunula - Pallid Faun

Melanocyma is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. They are among the butterflies commonly known as "fauns" or "duffers". The genus is monotypic and restricted to Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Thailand, Indochina in the Indomalayan ecozone.[1]

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