Agava skipper

Pirdana distanti

The genus Pirdana is endemic to the Oriental region and comprises of 4 known species, albicornis, hyela, distanti and fusca, the last of these being discovered as recently as 1983. Pirdana distanti is found in West Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
Skipper butterfly, Plain Green Palmer, Pirdana distanti distanti - mating Agava skipper,Geotagged,Indonesia,Pirdana distanti,Winter

Appearance

All Pirdana species have dark uppersides with a metallic bluish-green sheen, and golden-yellow scales around the tornus on the hindwings. Additionally they all have deep ruby eyes.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusPirdana
SpeciesPirdana distanti
Photographed in
Indonesia