Parnara
Encyclopedia
Parnara is a genus of skippers
in the family Hesperiidae.
Skipper (butterfly)
A skipper or skipper butterfly is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South...
in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
- Parnara nasoParnara nasoParnara naso, commonly known as the African Straight or Straight Swift, is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.The larvae feed on Oryza sativa.-Subspecies:*Parnara naso naso...
(Fabricius, 1798) - Parnara monasiParnara monasiThe Water Watchman or Water Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal and Mozambique.The wingspan is 30–33 mm for males.The larvae feed on Saccharum species....
(Trimen, 1889) - Parnara badaParnara badaThe African Straight Swift, Grey Swift or Ceylon Swift is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in south-east Asia, from India through China to Indonesia, as well as the north-east coast of Australia....
(Moore, 1878) - Parnara apostata (Snellen, [1880])
- Parnara gangaParnara gangaParnara ganga, commonly known as the Continental Swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in south-east Asia, including Vietnam....
Evans, 1937 - Parnara guttatus (Bremer & Grey, [1852])
- Parnara batta Evans, 1949
- Parnara kawazoei Chiba & Eliot, 1991
- Parnara amaliaParnara amaliaThe Hyaline Swift or Orange Swift is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea, as well as Australia, where it is found in New South Wales, the Northern Territory and Queensland....
(Semper, [1879]) - Parnara ogasawarensis Matsumura, 1906
- ?Parnara marchalii (Boisduval, 1833)
- ?Parnara kuwanoi Seok, 1937