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, ) 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, ) Celebes
Biology The larvae feed on Dracaena, Cordyline, Peliosanthes and related genera.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
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References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database "Pirdana Distant, 1886" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms