Agathymus mariae

Agathymus mariae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Agathymus
Species:
A. mariae
Binomial name
Agathymus mariae
(Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)

Agathymus mariae, the lechuguilla giant skipper, is a species of giant skipper in the family of butterflies known as Hesperiidae. Other common names include Mary's giant skipper and five-spot skipper. It was first described by William Barnes 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.

Subspecies

Five subspecies belong to Agathymus mariae:

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Agathymus mariae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. 1 2 "Agathymus mariae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. 1 2 "Agathymus mariae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. 1 2 "Agathymus mariae Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  5. ↑ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Agathymus mariae". Retrieved 2018-04-27.

Further reading