Agathymus Baueri
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''Agathymus baueri'', or Bauer's giant-skipper, is a species of giant skipper in the 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 North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Agathymus baueri'' is 4133.Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016).
Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
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Subspecies

* ''Agathymus baueri baueri'' (D. Stallings and Turner, 1954) * ''Agathymus baueri freemani'' D. Stallings and Turner, 1960


References

* Hodges, Ronald W., et al., eds. (1983). ''Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico'', xxiv + 284. * Opler, Paul A. (1999). ''A Field Guide to Western Butterflies, Second Edition'', xiv + 540. * Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada, with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". ''Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera'', vol. 40, xiv + 658.


Further reading

* Arnett, Ross H. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico''. CRC Press. Megathyminae Butterflies described in 1954 {{hesperiidae-stub