''Megathymus'' is a genus of

butterflies 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 t ...

in the skipper 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 ...

Selected species

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Megathymus beulahae ''Megathymus'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper 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 pla ...

'' *'' Megathymus cofaqui'' (Strecker, 1876) *'' Megathymus streckeri'' *'' Megathymus texanus'' *'' Megathymus ursus'' (Poling, 1902) *'' Megathymus yuccae'' ( Boisduval & Leconte, 1837) – yucca giant-skipper

External links

''Megathymus yuccae'', yucca giant-skipper
on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Megathyminae Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by Samuel Hubbard Scudder {{Hesperiidae-stub