Agathymus stephensi | |
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Adult California Giant-Skipper | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Agathymus |
Species: | A. stephensi |
Binomial name | |
Agathymus stephensi (Skinner, 1912) | |
Agathymus stephensi, the California giant skipper, is a species of giant skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]
The MONA or Hodges number for Agathymus stephensi is 4142. [4]
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