Burara is a genus of skipper butterflies. Its species were previously considered part of Bibasis. They were treated Burara by Vane-Wright and de Jong in 2003.The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna Zool. Verh. Leiden 343, 11.vii.2003: 3-267, figs 1-14, pls 1-16 Its species are crepuscular.Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) (see TOL web pages on genus Bibasis genus Burara in the Tree of Life Web Project) state that Bibasis contains just three diurnal species, the crepuscular remainder having been removed to Burara as morphologically and behaviorally distinct from Bibasis, where many authors have formerly included them.
Species Burara contains fourteen species, according to Hideyuki Chiba's 2009 revision of subfamily Coeliadinae. Burara amara Burara anadi Burara aquilina Burara etelka Burara gomata Burara harisa Burara jaina Burara miracula Burara nishiyamai Burara oedipodea Burara phul Burara striata Burara tuckeri Burara vasutana
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