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Ploetzia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Tribe
  
Erionotini

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Ploetzia is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It consists of only one species, Ploetzia amygdalis, which is found in northern and north-eastern Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests and anthropogenic environments.

The larvae feed on the leaves of coconut palms of the Arecaceae family.

References

Ploetzia Wikipedia