Agathymus alliae

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

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]

Contents

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

Subspecies

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References

  1. "Agathymus alliae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. 1 2 "Agathymus alliae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  3. "Agathymus alliae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  4. 1 2 "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