Megathymus coloradensis

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Hesperiinae
Tribus: Megathymini
Genus: Megathymus
Speciesː Megathymus coloradensis

Name

Megathymus coloradensis Riley, 1877.

Type localityː USA, Colorado.

Typusː ST ♂♂ CMNH, USNM, images.

Synonymy

♦ Megathymus yuccae var. coloradensis Riley, 1877ː 568.
♦ Megathymus yuccae coloradensis Riley; Evans, [1955]ː 467;
♦ Megathymus coloradensis coloradensis Riley; Bridges, 1994ː VIII.52, IX.36.
♦ Megathymus coloradensis Riley; Freeman, 1969ː 10; Lepindex

References

• Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1951–55. A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae in the British Museum. Pt.1 (1951): x+92pp, pls.1–9; Pt.2 (1952): v.+178pp, pls.10–25; Pt.3 (1953): v+246pp, pls.26–53; Pt.4 (1955): v+499pp, pls. 54–88. Reference page. 
• Freeman, H.A. 1969. Systematic review of the Megathymidae. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 23(suppl. 1): 1–62. Reference page. 
• Riley, C.V., 1877. Additional notes on Megathymus yuccae. Trans. Acad. Sci. St Louis 3: 566-568. Reference page. 

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