Parnara is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. They are native to Asia, Africa and Australia. These are small, brown skippers that have thin, translucent spots on their wings.

The larvae feed on Gramineae including Bambusa, Oryza, Apluda, Bothriochloa, Colocasia, Imperata, Microstegium, Zea, Saccharum