Agathymus stephensi (Skinner, 1912) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Agathymus stephensi (Skinner, 1912) (Agathymus stephensi (Skinner, 1912))
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Agathymus stephensi (Skinner, 1912)

Agathymus stephensi (Skinner, 1912)

Agathymus stephensi, the California giant skipper, is a giant skipper butterfly found in North and Central America.

Family
Genus
Agathymus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Agathymus stephensi (Skinner, 1912)

Agathymus stephensi, commonly known as the California giant skipper, is a species of giant skipper butterfly that belongs to the family Hesperiidae. This species can be found in Central America and North America. The assigned MONA (also called Hodges) number for Agathymus stephensi is 4142.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Agathymus

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

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