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Megathymus streckeri

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Megathymus streckeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Megathymus
Species:
M. streckeri
Binomial name
Megathymus streckeri
(Skinner, 1895)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aegiale streckeri Skinner, 1895

Megathymus streckeri, or Strecker's giant skipper, is butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from southeastern Montana and southwestern North Dakota south to southern Texas and west to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah.[2] Its habitats include short grass prairies, sand hills, and rocky bluffs.[3]

The wingspan is 57–78 mm.

The larvae feed on Yucca glauca, Yucca constricta, Yucca angustissima and Yucca baileyi.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Megathymus, funet.fi
  2. ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America
  3. ^ a b "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2022-02-20.