Pirdana Explained

Pirdana is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

• Pirdana albicornis Elwes & Edwards, 1897 Borneo
• Pirdana hyela (Hewitson, 1867) Burma, Malaya to Celebes and (P. h. rudolphii Elwes & de Nicéville, [1887]) Vietnam
• Pirdana distanti Staudinger, 1889 Sumatra, Malaya, Borneo and (P. d. niasica Fruhstorfer, 1916) Nias
• Pirdana fusca de Jong & Treadaway, 1993 Samar
• Pirdana ismene (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) Celebes

Biology

The larvae feed on Dracaenaceae including Dracaena, Agavaceae including Cordyline, Convallariaceae including Peliosanthes^[1]

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
• "Pirdana Distant, 1886" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Notes and References

1. Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. nhm hosts