''Agathymus aryxna'', the Arizona giant skipper, is a
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...
in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
described by
Harrison Gray Dyar Jr.
Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. (February 14, 1866 – January 21, 1929) was an American entomologist. Dyar's Law, a pattern of geometric progression in the growth of insect parts, is named after him. He was also noted for eccentric pursuits which includ ...
in 1905.
Its range includes Central and North America.
[
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Agathymus aryxna'' is 4132.][Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). ]
Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
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References
Further reading
*Arnett, Ross H. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico''. CRC Press.
*Hodges, Ronald W., et al., eds. (1983). ''Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico'', xxiv + 284.
*Opler, Paul A. (1999). ''A Field Guide to Western Butterflies''. Second edition, xiv + 540.
*Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". ''Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera'', vol. 40, xiv + 658.
External links
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Megathyminae
Butterflies described in 1905
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