Agathymus aryxna (Dyar, 1905) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Agathymus aryxna (Dyar, 1905)

Agathymus aryxna (Dyar, 1905)

The Arizona giant skipper (Agathymus aryxna) is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in Central and North America, with Hodges number 4132.

Family
Genus
Agathymus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Agathymus aryxna (Dyar, 1905)

Agathymus aryxna, commonly known as the Arizona giant skipper, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1905. This species can be found across Central America and North America. Its assigned MONA (Moths of North America) and Hodges reference number is 4132.

Photo: (c) Ken Kertell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ken Kertell · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Agathymus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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