''Megathymus'' 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
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 ...
.
Selected species
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Megathymus beulahae''
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Megathymus cofaqui''
(Strecker, 1876)
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Megathymus streckeri''
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Megathymus texanus''
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Megathymus ursus''
(Poling, 1902)
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Megathymus yuccae''
( Boisduval & Leconte, 1837) – yucca giant-skipper
External links
''Megathymus yuccae'', yucca giant-skipperon the
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* International French adjectival system
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Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Megathyminae
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Samuel Hubbard Scudder
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