- some
authorities have
classified the
tribe as the
disputed subfamily Megathyminae, but more
modern classifications have
placed it
within the subfamily...
- (about 150 species)
Hesperiinae – gr****
skippers (over 2000 species)
Megathyminae –
giant skippers (about 18 species;
doubtfully distinct from Hesperiinae)...
- Dull firetip,
Pyrrhopyge araxes Beautiful beamer,
Phocides belus Mercurial skipper,
Proteides mercurius Mangrove skipper,
Phocides pigmalion Guava skipper...
- Heteropterinae:
skipperlings (7 species) Hesperiinae: gr****
skippers (141 species)
Megathyminae: giant-skippers (13 species) Pieridae:
whites and
sulphurs (70 species)...
-
southern United States. It
belongs in the
family Hesperiidae,
subfamily Megathyminae. The
upper side of the
wings are
brown with the
forewings having yellow...
- This is a list of
Texas butterflies, all
species of
butterfly found in the
state of Texas.
Battus philenor (pipevine swallowtail)
Battus polydamas (Polydamas...
-
groups also;
Larva with "anal comb", as in some
Hesperioidea (not
however Megathyminae) and Pieridae, but not in
other Papilionoidea except one
species (and...
-
butterflies have been
treated as
members of the
disputed skipper subfamily Megathyminae, but are also
considered sufficiently distinct to be in
their own family...
-
nomenclature adopted in the
British Museum. Part IV.
Hesperiinae and
Megathyminae Cat. amer. Hesp. Brit. Mus. 4: 499pp, pls. 54-88 Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian;...
-
Animalia Phylum:
Arthropoda class:
Insecta Order:
Lepidoptera Family:
Hesperiidae Subfamily:
Megathyminae Genus:
Megathymus Scudder, 1872
Species See text....
