Megathymus

Megathymus
Megathymus yuccae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Megathyminae
Tribe:	Megathymini
Genus:	Megathymus Scudder, 1872
Species
See text.

Megathymus is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae.

Selected species

• Megathymus beulahae
• Megathymus cofaqui (Strecker, 1876)
• Megathymus streckeri
• Megathymus texanus
• Megathymus ursus (Poling, 1902)
• Megathymus yuccae (Boisduval & Leconte, 1837) – Yucca Giant-Skipper

External links

Media related to Megathymus at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Megathymus at Wikispecies

• Megathymus yuccae, yucca giant-skipper on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

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