Parnara naso explained

Parnara naso, the African straight or straight swift, is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found on Mauritius, Réunion and Madagascar.^[1] The habitat consists of forest margins and anthropogenic environments.

The larvae feed on Oryza sativa and Saccharum officinarum.

Subspecies

• Parnara naso naso (Mauritius)
• Parnara naso bigutta Evans, 1937 (Reunion)
• Parnara naso poutieri (Boisduval, 1833) (Madagascar)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae . 2012-11-07 . 2013-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185618/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_hesperiinae_2.doc . dead .