Taxonomy of Genus Megathymus Scudder, 1872
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species | | Microorder | Apoditrysia
Minet, 1983
| 13
1792
34426 | Families
Genera
Species | | Phalanx | Obtectomera
Minet, 1986
| 8
1724
33194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 6
1580
31274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 3
1099
24454 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 2
1096
24391 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 1096
24391 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers | 408
10692 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Megathymini
Comstock & Comstock, 1895
| 2
96 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Megathymus
Scudder, 1872
| 91 | Species |
Subnodes of Megathymus Scudder, 1872 | Species | Megathymus alabamae Freeman, 1943 ⇒ Megathymus yuccae
| | | | Species | Megathymus albasuffusus R. Wielgus & D. Wielgus, 1974
| | | | Species | Megathymus albocincta Holland, 1930 ⇒ Megathymus streckeri
| | | | Species | Megathymus alliae Stallings & Turner, 1957
| | | | Species | Megathymus arizonae Tinkham, 1954
| | | | Species | Megathymus aryxna Dyar, 1905
| | | | Species | Megathymus baueri Stallings & Turner, 1954
| | | | Species | Megathymus bazelae Stallings & Turner, 1958
| | | | Species | Megathymus belli Freeman, 1955
| | | | Species | Megathymus beulabae Stallings & Turner, 1958
| | | | Species | Megathymus beulahae D. Stallings, J. Turner & V. Stallings, 1963
Broad-Banded Giant-Skipper | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Megathymus browni Stallings & Turner, 1960 ⇒ Megathymus yuccae
| | | | Species | Megathymus buchholzi Freeman, 1952 ⇒ Megathymus yuccae
| | | | Species | Megathymus carlsbadensis Stallings & Turner, 1957
| | | | Species | Megathymus chisosensis H. Freeman, 1952
| | | | Species | Megathymus cofaqui Strecker, 1876
Cofaqui Giant Skipper, Cofaqui Giant-Skipper | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Megathymus coloradensis Riley, 1875 ⇒ Megathymus yuccae
| 7 | Subspecies | | Species | Megathymus comstocki Harbison, 1957
| | | | Species | Megathymus dee Freeman, 1943 ⇒ Megathymus yuccae
| | | | Species | Megathymus deserti Ronald & al., 1972 ⇒ Megathymus ursus
| | | | Species | Megathymus drucei Skinner, 1911 ⇒ Agathymus aryxna
| | | | Species | Megathymus elidaensis Stallings, Turner & Stallings, 1966 ⇒ Megathymus yuccae
| | | | Species | Megathymus estelleae Stallings & Turner, 1958
| | | | Species | Megathymus evansi Freeman, 1950
| | | | Species | Megathymus florencae
| | | | Species | Megathymus florenceae Stallings & Turner, 1957
| | | | Species | Megathymus gayleae Stallings, Turner & Stallings, 1963
| | | | Species | Megathymus harrisi Freeman, 1955 ⇒ Megathymus cofaqui
| | | | Species | Megathymus hazelae Stallings & Turner, 1958
| | | | Species | Megathymus hoffmanni Freeman, 1952
| | | | Species | Megathymus judithae Stallings & Turner, 1957
| | | | Species | Megathymus juliae Stallings & Turner, 1958
| | | | Species | Megathymus kendalli H. Freeman, 1965
| | | | Species | Megathymus kendelli Freeman, 1965 ⇒ Megathymus yuccae
| | | | Species | Megathymus leussleri Holland, 1931 ⇒ Megathymus streckeri
| | | | Species | Megathymus louiseae Freeman, 1963 ⇒ Megathymus yuccae
| | | | Species | Megathymus maculosus Freeman, 1955
| | | | Species | Megathymus mariae Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
| | | | Species | Megathymus martini Stallings & Turner, 1956
| | | | Species | Megathymus maudae Stallings, Turner & Stallings, 1966 ⇒ Megathymus yuccae
| | | | Species | Megathymus mcalpinei Freeman, 1955
| | | | Species | Megathymus mejicanus Bell, 1938
| | | | Species | Megathymus navajo Skinner, 1911
| | | | Species | Megathymus neumoegeni Edwards, 1882
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Megathymus polingi Skinner, 1905
| | | | Species | Megathymus reinthali Freeman, 1963
| | | | Species | Megathymus remingtoni Stallings & Turner, 1958
| | | | Species | Megathymus rethon Dyar, 1913
| | | | Species | Megathymus reubeni Stallings, Turner & Stallings, 1963
| | | | Species | Megathymus smithi Druce, 1896
| | | | Species | Megathymus stallingsi Freeman, 1943 ⇒ Megathymus yuccae
| | | | Species | Megathymus stephensi Skinner, 1912
| | | | Species | Megathymus strecker
| | | | Species | Megathymus streckeri Skinner, 1895
Plains giant skipper, Plains Yucca Skipper | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Megathymus texana Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
| | | | Species | Megathymus texanus Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 ⇒ Megathymus streckeri
| | | | Species | Megathymus ursus Poling, 1902
Desert Yucca Skipper, Ursine Giant Skipper | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Megathymus violae Stallings & Turner, 1956 ⇒ Megathymus ursus
| | | | Species | Megathymus wilsonorum Stallings & Turner, 1958
| | | | Species | Megathymus winkensis Freeman, 1965 ⇒ Megathymus yuccae
| | | | Species | Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & Le Conte, 1834
Yucca Giant Skipper, Yucca Giant-Skipper, Yucca Skipper | 11 | Subspecies |
Synonyms | Megathimus (A. Madariaga, 1931) | | Methymus (W.T.M. Forbes, 1906) | | Mgathymus (D.B. Stallings & J.R. Turner, 1958) |
Distribution of Megathymus Scudder, 1872
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