''Megathymus'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the skipper family,
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 ...
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Selected species
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Megathymus beulahae''
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Megathymus cofaqui''
(Strecker, 1876)
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Megathymus streckeri''
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Megathymus texanus''
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Megathymus ursus''
(Poling, 1902)
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Megathymus yuccae
''Megathymus yuccae'', the yucca giant-skipper, is a rare early season butterfly that is widespread across the southern United States. It belongs in the family Skipper (butterfly), Hesperiidae, subfamily Giant skipper, Megathyminae.
Description ...
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( Boisduval & Leconte, 1837) – yucca giant-skipper
External links
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''Megathymus yuccae'', yucca giant-skipperon the
UF /
IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Megathyminae
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Samuel Hubbard Scudder
Taxa described in 1872
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