''Prusiana'' is an
Indomalayan
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia.
Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...
genus of
grass skippers
Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809.
Description and distribution
With over 2,000 described sp ...
in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...
.
Species
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Prusiana prusias
''Prusiana'' is an Indomalayan genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
*'' Prusiana prusias'' (Felder, 1861)
**''P. p. prusias'' Sulawesi, Banggai, Sula Island, Salayar, Borneo
**''P. p. matinus'' (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Pala ...
''
(Felder, 1861)
**''P. p. prusias'' Sulawesi, Banggai, Sula Island, Salayar, Borneo
**''P. p. matinus''
(Fruhstorfer, 1911) Palawan, Philippines, Sangihe
*''
Prusiana kuehni
''Prusiana'' is an Indomalayan realm, Indomalayan genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
*''Prusiana prusias'' (Felder, 1861)
**''P. p. prusias'' Sulawesi, Banggai, Sula Island, Salayar, Borneo
**''P. p. matinus'' (Fruhst ...
''
(Plötz, 1886)
**''P. k. kuehni'' Sulawesi, Banggai Island
**''P. k. insularis''
(Elwes & Edwards, 1897) Pulo Laut
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Prusiana hercules
''Prusiana'' is an Indomalayan genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
*'' Prusiana prusias'' (Felder, 1861)
**''P. p. prusias'' Sulawesi, Banggai, Sula Island, Salayar, Borneo
**''P. p. matinus'' (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Pala ...
''
(Mabille, 1889) Celebes
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database''Prusiana'' Evans, 1937
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Hesperiinae
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by William Harry Evans
Taxa described in 1937
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