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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Giant Skippers (Megathyminae) » Agathymus » Poling's Giant Skipper - Hodges#4143 (Agathymus polingi)
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Poling's Giant Skipper (Agathymus polingi) - Agathymus polingi
Copyright © 2008 Bob Beatson

Poling's Giant Skipper (Agathymus polingi) - Agathymus polingi
Molino Basin, Santa Catalina Mts, Pima County, Arizona, USA
October 14, 2008
Size: ~4cm
Molino Basin is well known for its population of Poling's Giant Skipper, however this is the first one I've seen. I went there looking for this guy, but didn't expect to find it really. Have been there many times before, but this is the first time I noticed the abundance of Shin-dagger (Agave schottii), Poling's larval food plant. Note on this image the arrangement of the 2 prominent white dots on the hindwing (unders). This is the spatial pattern in the image in "Butterflies of Arizona" (Stewart, Brodkin & Brodkin). The dark median band is also somewhat diagnostic. Hope someone will make a page for it.
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Contributed by Bob Beatson on 15 October, 2008 - 2:10pm
Last updated 25 November, 2008 - 11:43am

Moved
Moved from Agathymus.
… Nick Block, 25 November, 2008 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

I think you are correct
Making a page for the species right now.
… David J. Ferguson, 23 November, 2008 - 2:14am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
David.
… Bob Beatson, 24 November, 2008 - 12:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Giant Skippers.
… Bob Beatson, 15 October, 2008 - 2:14pm login or register to post comments

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