Plastingia
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Plastingia tessellata (figure 73) and Plastingia naga (figure 73 bis) | |
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Family: | Hesperiidae
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Subfamily: | Hesperiinae
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Genus: | Plastingia Butler, 1870
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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[]
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
- Plastingia Butler, 1870 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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Categories:
- Hesperiinae
- Hesperiidae genera
- Hesperiinae stubs