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Plastingia

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Plastingia
Plastingia tessellata (figure 73) and Plastingia naga (figure 73 bis)
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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Biology

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The larvae feed on Palmae including Caryota [1]

References

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  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