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]

Agathymus mariae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Agathymus
Species:	A. mariae
Binomial name
Agathymus mariae (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)

The MONA or Hodges number for Agathymus mariae is 4136.[5]

Subspecies

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

1. "Agathymus mariae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
2. "Agathymus mariae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
3. "Agathymus mariae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
4. "Agathymus mariae Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
5. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Agathymus mariae". Retrieved 2018-04-27.

Further reading

• 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.