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Megathymus
''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 ''Megathymus yuccae'', yucca giant-skipperon the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web siteNatural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Megathyminae Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by Samuel Hubbard Scudder {{Hesperiidae-stub ...
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Megathymus Beulahae
''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 ''Megathymus yuccae'', yucca giant-skipperon the UF / IFAS IFAS may refer: * Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences * Integrated Fixed-Film Activated Sludge, a sewage treatment process * International French adjectival system In rock climbing, mountaineering, and other climbing disciplines, clim ... Featured Creatures Web siteNatural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Megathyminae Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by Samuel Hubbard Scudder {{Hesperiidae-stub ...
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Megathymus Texanus
''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 ''Megathymus yuccae'', yucca giant-skipperon the UF / IFAS IFAS may refer: * Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences * Integrated Fixed-Film Activated Sludge, a sewage treatment process * International French adjectival system In rock climbing, mountaineering, and other climbing disciplines, clim ... Featured Creatures Web siteNatural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Megathyminae Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by Samuel Hubbard Scudder {{Hesperiidae-stub ...
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Megathymus Yuccae
''Megathymus yuccae'', the yucca giant-skipper, is a rare early season butterfly that is widespread across the southern United States. It belongs in the family Hesperiidae, subfamily Megathyminae. Description The upper side of the wings are brown with the forewings having yellow spots. The under side is mainly mottled with black and gray. The wingspan is . Caterpillars feed on ''Yucca ''Yucca'' is a genus of perennial plant, perennial shrubs and trees in the family (biology), family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40–50 species are notable for their Rosette (botany), rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped Leaf, ...'' species such as '' Y. filamentosa'', '' Y. smalliana'', '' Y. gloriosa'', '' Y. elata'', '' Y. arizonica'', and '' Y. aloifolia''. Although adults do not feed, males will gather moisture from mud. Habitat This butterfly may be seen in deserts, foothills, and woodlands where yucca plants, in which their eggs are laid, occur. References Exter ...
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Megathymus Ursus
''Megathymus ursus'', known generally as the ursus giant skipper or ursine giant skipper, is a species of giant skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy .... It is found in Central America and North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Megathymus ursus'' is 4151. Subspecies These three subspecies belong to the species ''Megathymus ursus'': * ''Megathymus ursus deserti'' R. Wielgus, J. Wielgus & D. Wielgus, 1972 * ''Megathymus ursus ursus'' Poling, 1902 * ''Megathymus ursus violae'' D. Stallings & Turner, 1956 References Further reading * Megathyminae Articles created by Qbugbot {{hesperiidae-stub ...
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Megathymus Streckeri
''Megathymus streckeri'', or Strecker's giant skipper, is butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from southeastern Montana and southwestern North Dakota south to southern Texas and west to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah. Its habitats include short grass prairies, sand hills, and rocky bluffs. The wingspan is 57–78 mm. The forewings are wide. The upperside is black, the forewing has white spots near the tip and a yellow band, while the hindwing has a white to yellow marginal band and long hairlike scales. The underside of the hindwings is gray or mottled gray and black, and has several white spots. Adults are on wing from May to July in one generation. Adults males sip moisture from mud. The larvae feed on ''Yucca glauca'', ''Yucca constricta'', ''Yucca angustissima'' and ''Yucca baileyi ''Yucca baileyi'' is a plant in the family Agavaceae. It is native to Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado but has been cultivated elsewhere ...
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Megathymus Cofaqui
''Megathymus cofaqui'', the Cofaqui giant-skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. Its range is limited to a north–south swath through the middle of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ... in the United States. References Megathyminae Butterflies of North America {{Hesperiinae-stub ...
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Giant Skipper
The giant skippers are butterflies in the disputed subfamily Megathyminae, which is part of the skipper family. Some authorities treat this as a distinct and separate subfamily, but more modern classifications tend to place them within the subfamily Hesperiinae. However, some works, such as the Integrated Taxonomic Information System, still treat is as a valid subfamily. The giant skippers include two tribes, Aegialini and Megathymini. There are three genera and about eighteen species in this subfamily. These butterflies typically live in the southwest United States and Mexico in desert areas. Biology The giant skippers are larger than the other members of the family Hesperiidae, but are medium-sized butterflies with thick bodies. They tend to be brown with yellow markings. The antennae are unhooked and some species even possess a short apiculus. Long hairlike scales are present on the upperwings of males. Their flight is fast and rapid. Males are territorial and tend to perc ...
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Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is a teaching, research and Extension scientific organization focused on agriculture and natural resources. It is a partnership of federal, state, and county governments that includes an Extension office in each of Florida's 67 counties, 12 off-campus research and education centers, five demonstration units, the University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (including the School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences and the School of Natural Resources and Environment), three 4-H camps, portions of the UF College of Veterinary Medicine, the Florida Sea Grant program, the Emerging Pathogens Institute, the UF Water Institute and the UF Genetics Institute. UF/IFAS research and development covers natural resource industries that have a $101 billion annual impact. The program is ranked #1 in the nation in federally financed higher education R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences a ...
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University Of Florida
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its Gainesville campus since September 1906. After the Florida state legislature's creation of performance standards in 2013, the Florida Board of Governors designated the University of Florida as a "preeminent university". For 2022, '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Florida as the fifth (tied) best public university and 28th (tied) best university in the United States. The University of Florida is the only member of the Association of American Universities in Florida and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It is the third largest Florida university by student population,Nathan Crabbe, UF is no longer la ...
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John Lawrence LeConte
John Lawrence LeConte (May 13, 1825 – November 15, 1883) was an American entomologist of the 19th century, responsible for naming and describing approximately half of the insect taxa known in the United States during his lifetime,Bird Name Biographies
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including some 5,000 of beetles. He was recognized as the foremost authority on North American s during his lifetime, and has been described as "the father of American beetle study".Evans, Arthur V., and James N. Hogue. 2004. Chapter 1: A Brief History of Beetle Study in California. ''I ...
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Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician. He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomologique de France. While best known abroad for his work in entomology, he started his career in botany, collecting a great number of French plant specimens and writing broadly on the topic throughout his career, including the textbook ''Flores française'' in 1828. Early in his career, he was interested in Coleoptera and allied himself with both Jean Théodore Lacordaire and Pierre André Latreille. He was the curator of the Pierre Françoise Marie Auguste Dejean collection in Paris and described many species of beetles, as well as butterflies and moths, resulting from the voyages of the ''Astrolabe'', the expedition ship of Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse and the '' Coquille'', that of Louis Isidore Duperrey. He left Paris ...
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