Parnara
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Parnara is a genus of skippers
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 naso
    Parnara naso
    Parnara 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 monasi
    Parnara monasi
    The 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 bada
    Parnara bada
    The 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 ganga
    Parnara ganga
    Parnara 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 amalia
    Parnara amalia
    The 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
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