Plastingia
Genus of butterflies
| Plastingia | |
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| Plastingia tessellata (figure 73) and Plastingia naga (figure 73 bis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hesperiinae |
| Tribe: | Erionotini |
| Genus: | Plastingia Butler, 1870 |
Plastingia is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
- Plastingia naga (de Niceville, 1884) - chequered or silver-spot lancer
- Plastingia pellonia Fruhstorfer, 1909 Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Bangka, Java, Bali, Palawan
- Plastingia flavescens (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) Celebes
- Plastingia viburnia Semper, 1892 Philippines
- Plastingia mangola Evans, 1949 Celebes
- Plastingia tessellata (Hewitson, [1866]) Celebes
- Plastingia titei Cantlie & Norman, 1960 Assam
Biology
The larvae feed on Palmae including Caryota [1]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plastingia.
- ^ 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
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
- Plastingia Butler, 1870 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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