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Parnara naso

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Parnara naso

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Parnara

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Parnara, Butterflies and moths, Cacyreus darius, Heteropsis narcissus, Zizina antanossa

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. 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)

    • References

    Parnara naso Wikipedia
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