Agathymus mariae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Agathymus |
| Species: | A. mariae
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| Binomial name | |
| 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]
The MONA or Hodges number for Agathymus mariae is 4136.[5]
Subspecies
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c "Agathymus mariae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ a b "Agathymus mariae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ a b "Agathymus mariae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ a b "Agathymus mariae Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Agathymus mariae". Retrieved 2018-04-27.
Further reading
[edit]- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
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