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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae) » Megathymini » Megathymina » Megathymus » Strecker's Giant-skipper - Hodges#4149 (Megathymus streckeri)

Species Megathymus streckeri - Strecker's Giant-skipper - Hodges#4149

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Strecker's Giant Skipper - Megathymus streckeri Strecker's Giant-Skipper - Megathymus streckeri A Strecker's Giant-Skipper (Megathyus streckeri) - Megathymus streckeri M. streckeri first instar larva - Megathymus streckeri M. streckeri second instar larva - Megathymus streckeri Megathymus streckeri texana pupa - Megathymus streckeri Strecker's Giant-Skipper - Megathymus streckeri - female Megathymus streckeri oviposting - Megathymus streckeri - female
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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 Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers)
Tribe Megathymini
Subtribe Megathymina
Genus Megathymus
Species streckeri (Strecker's Giant-skipper - Hodges#4149)
Hodges Number
4149
Explanation of Names
Megathymus streckeri (Skinner, 1895)
Range
NM-LA-ND-SK - Map - MPG
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies of America - BOA
Contributed by Joel Kits on 15 March, 2005 - 3:14pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 3 January, 2018 - 3:23pm

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