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.[1][2][3][4] It was first described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1924 and it is found in Central and North America.[1]

Agathymus mariae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Agathymus
Species:
A. mariae
Binomial name
Agathymus mariae
(Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)

The MONA or Hodges number for Agathymus mariae is 4136.[5]

Subspecies

Five subspecies belong to Agathymus mariae:

  • Agathymus mariae chinatiensis H. Freeman, 1964 i g
  • Agathymus mariae lajitaensis H. Freeman, 1964 i g
  • Agathymus mariae mariae (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924) i g
  • Agathymus mariae micheneri Stallings, Turner & Stallings, 1961 c g
  • Agathymus mariae rindgei H. Freeman, 1964 i g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References
  1. "Agathymus mariae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. "Agathymus mariae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. "Agathymus mariae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. "Agathymus mariae Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  5. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Agathymus mariae". Retrieved 2018-04-27.

Further reading


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