''Agathymus mariae'', the lechuguilla giant skipper, is a species of
giant skipper in the family of butterflies known as
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...
. Other common names include Mary's giant skipper and five-spot skipper.
[ It was first described by ]William Barnes
William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest, mathematician, engraving artist and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a co ...
and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1924 and it is found in Central and North America.[
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Agathymus mariae'' is 4136.][
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Subspecies
Five subspecies belong to ''Agathymus mariae'':
* ''Agathymus mariae chinatiensis'' H. Freeman, 1964 i g
* ''Agathymus mariae lajitaensis'' H. Freeman, 1964 i g
* ''Agathymus mariae mariae'' (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924) i g
* ''Agathymus mariae micheneri'' Stallings, Turner & Stallings, 1961 c g
* ''Agathymus mariae rindgei'' H. Freeman, 1964 i g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
References
Further reading
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Megathyminae
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Butterflies described in 1924
Butterflies of North America
Taxa named by William Barnes (entomologist)
Taxa named by Foster Hendrickson Benjamin
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