Plastingia Explained

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

Notes and 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