Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species

Genus:
Plastingia Butler, 1870 . Ent. mon. Mag. 7(76) : 95.    [BHL]

Status:
Available Name

Homonyms: 1

Higher classification:
HESPERIOIDEA : HESPERIIDAE : HESPERIINAE

Type-species:
Hesperia flavescens Felder & Felder, 1867. Reise öst. Fregatte Novara (9), 2(2): 517, pl.72, figs 7-9.    [BHL]

Type-species designation:
by original designation .

Type specimens:
See BHL scanned Type-species page: .

Notes:
The higher classification used here follows Lamas (2008).

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Junior name(s):
Plasingia ; Hemming, 1967: 242.
Plastinga Adamson, 1889: 41.