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Subfamily Megathyminae - Giant Skippers

Yucca Giant Skipper - Megathymus yuccae Arizona Giant-Skipper (Agathymus aryxna) - Agathymus aryxna Yucca Giant-skipper - Megathymus yuccae M. streckeri and M. yuccae hatched eggs - Megathymus streckeri M. streckeri second instar larva - Megathymus streckeri Agathymus aryxna? - Agathymus Yucca Giant-Skipper - Megathymus yuccae giant-skipper - Megathymus yuccae
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)
Subfamily Megathyminae (Giant Skippers)
Explanation of Names
Tribe Megathymini J. H. Comstock & A. Comstock, 1895 (1)
Life Cycle
Larvae bore into leaves, stalks, and roots of agave family plants.
Remarks
Based on morphology, and molecular studies, recent treatments mostly place this "subfamily" within the Hesperiinae as a tribe.
Print References
Brock, p. 358 (2)