Biology:Plastingia

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Plastingia
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Plastingia tessellata (figure 73) and Plastingia naga (figure 73 bis)
Scientific classification e
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

  1. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q1761753 entry