Agathymus alliae

Agathymus alliae, the Mojave giant skipper, is a species of giant skipper in the family Hesperiidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[2]

Agathymus alliae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Agathymus
Species:
A. alliae
Binomial name
Agathymus alliae
(D. Stallings & Turner, 1957)

The MONA or Hodges number for Agathymus alliae is 4144.[4][5]

Subspecies

  • Agathymus alliae alliae (D. Stallings and Turner, 1957)
  • Agathymus alliae paiute Roever in T. Emmel, 1998

References

  1. "Agathymus alliae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. "Agathymus alliae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  3. "Agathymus alliae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  4. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Agathymus alliae". Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  5. Pelham, J.P. (1 July 2017). "A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada".

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Hodges, Ronald W.; et al., eds. (1983). Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico. E.W. Classey Ltd. and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. pp. xxiv, 284. ISBN 0-86096-016-1.
  • Opler, Paul A. (1999). A Field Guide to Western Butterflies. Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. pp. xiv, 540. ISBN 0-395-79151-0.


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