Megathymus
| Megathymus | |
|---|---|
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| Megathymus yuccae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Megathyminae |
| Genus: | Scudder, 1872 |
| Species | |
| See text. | |
Megathymus is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae.
Selected species
- Megathymus beulahae
- Megathymus cofaqui (Strecker, 1876)
- Megathymus streckeri
- Megathymus texanus
- Megathymus ursus (Poling, 1902)
- Megathymus yuccae (Boisduval & Leconte, 1837) – yucca giant-skipper
External links
Media related to Megathymus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Megathymus at Wikispecies- Megathymus yuccae, yucca giant-skipper on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database