''Agathymus'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the
skipper family, Hesperiidae. They occur in the North American deserts. The genus was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1959. The larvae bore into the stems of
agave
''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for ...
plants.
These butterflies have been treated as members of the disputed skipper subfamily
Megathyminae, but are also considered sufficiently distinct to be in their own family, Megathymidae, along with the genera ''
Megathymus'' and ''
Stallingsia
''Stallingsia'' is a genus of Butterfly, butterflies in the skipper family, Skipper (butterfly), Hesperiidae.
Selected species
*''Stallingsia jacki''
*''Stallingsia maculosus''
*''Stallingsia smithi''
ReferencesNatural History Museum Lepidopte ...
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Species
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species group
In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth ...
unknown
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Agathymus alliae''
(Stallings & Turner, 1957)
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Agathymus aryxna
''Agathymus aryxna'', the Arizona giant skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr.
Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. (February 14, 1866 – January 21, 1929) was an American entomologist. Dyar's Law, a pattern ...
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(Dyar, 1905)
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Agathymus belli''
(Freeman, 1955)
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Agathymus carlsbadensis
''Agathymus'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They occur in the North American deserts. The genus was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1959. The larvae bore into the stems of agave plants.
These butterflies have ...
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(Stallings & Turner, 1957)
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Agathymus comstocki''
(Harbison, 1957)
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Agathymus dawsoni''
Harbison, 1963
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Agathymus diabloensis
''Agathymus'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They occur in the North American deserts. The genus was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1959. The larvae bore into the stems of agave plants.
These butterflies have ...
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Freeman, 1962
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Agathymus escalantei
''Agathymus'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They occur in the North American deserts. The genus was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1959. The larvae bore into the stems of agave plants.
These butterflies have ...
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Stallings, Turner & Stallings, 1966
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Agathymus estelleae
''Agathymus'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They occur in the North American deserts. The genus was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1959. The larvae bore into the stems of agave plants.
These butterflies have ...
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(Stallings & Turner, 1958)
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Agathymus evansi
''Agathymus evansi'', the huachuca 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 cal ...
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(Freeman, 1950)
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Agathymus fieldi
''Agathymus'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They occur in the North American deserts. The genus was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1959. The larvae bore into the stems of agave plants.
These butterflies have ...
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Freeman, 1960
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Agathymus florenceae
''Agathymus'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They occur in the North American deserts. The genus was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1959. The larvae bore into the stems of agave plants.
These butterflies have ...
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(Stallings & Turner, 1957)
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Agathymus gentryi
''Agathymus'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They occur in the North American deserts. The genus was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1959. The larvae bore into the stems of agave plants.
These butterflies have ...
''
Roever, 1998
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Agathymus gilberti
''Agathymus'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They occur in the North American deserts. The genus was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1959. The larvae bore into the stems of agave plants.
These butterflies have ...
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Freeman, 1964
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Agathymus hoffmanni
''Agathymus'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They occur in the North American deserts. The genus was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1959. The larvae bore into the stems of agave plants.
These butterflies have ...
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(Freeman, 1952)
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Agathymus indecisa
''Agathymus'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They occur in the North American deserts. The genus was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1959. The larvae bore into the stems of agave plants.
These butterflies have ...
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(Butler & H. Druce, 1872)
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Agathymus judithae
''Agathymus'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They occur in the North American deserts. The genus was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1959. The larvae bore into the stems of agave plants.
These butterflies have ...
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(Stallings & Turner, 1957)
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Agathymus mariae
''Agathymus mariae'', the lechuguilla giant skipper, is a species of giant skipper in the family of butterflies known as Hesperiidae. Other common names include Mary's giant skipper and five-spot skipper. It was first described by William Barne ...
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(Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)
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Agathymus micheneri
''Agathymus'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They occur in the North American deserts. The genus was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1959. The larvae bore into the stems of agave plants.
These butterflies have ...
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Stallings, Turner & Stallings, 1961
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Agathymus neumoegeni
''Agathymus neumoegeni'' is commonly referred to as the orange giant-skipper, Neumogen's giant-skipper, Neumogen's agave borer, Neumogen's moth-skipper, and tawny giant-skipper.
Physical characteristics
This butterfly is typified by its orang ...
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(Edwards, 1882)
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Agathymus polingi
''Agathymus polingi'', or Poling's 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 cal ...
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(Skinner, 1905)
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Agathymus remingtoni
''Agathymus remingtoni'', the coahuila 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 ...
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(Stallings & Turner, 1958)
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Agathymus rethon
''Agathymus'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They occur in the North American deserts. The genus was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1959. The larvae bore into the stems of agave plants.
These butterflies have ...
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(Dyar, 1913)
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Agathymus ricei
''Agathymus'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They occur in the North American deserts. The genus was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1959. The larvae bore into the stems of agave plants.
These butterflies have ...
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Stallings, Turner & Stallings, 1966
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Agathymus rindgei''
Freeman, 1964
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Agathymus stephensi''
(Skinner, 1912)
*The ''baueri'' species group
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Agathymus baueri''
(Stallings & Turner, 1954)
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Agathymus juliae''
(Stallings & Turner, 1958)
References
* , 1959, ''Lepid. News'' 12 (3/4): 82
* , 1960: Notes on ''Agathymus'' in Texas, and the description of a new species from Mexico (Megathymidae). ''Journal Lepidop. Soc.'' 14 (1): 58–62. Full article
* , 2004, ''Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea''.
External links
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Erionotini
Hesperiidae genera
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