Megathymus yuccae yuccae

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
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
Species: Megathymus yuccae
Subspecies: Megathymus yuccae yuccae

Name

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Megathymus yuccae yuccae (Boisduval & Le Conte, 1834)

Type localityː USA, South Carolina.

Typusː Neotype ♂ AMNH, BoA images.

Synonymy

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Eudamua ? yuccae Boisduval & Le Conte, 1834ː Pl.70.
Megathymus yuccae browni Stallings & Turner, 1960ː 112; Synonymy in Lepindex.
Megathymus yuccae buchholzi Freeman, 1952ː 31. Type AMNH images.
Megathymus yuccae yuccae Evans, [1955]ː 466; Bridges, 1994ː VIII.243, IX.36; Lamas, 2004ː 86.

References

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  • Boisduval, J.-A. & Le Conte, J.E. 1829–1837. Histoire générale et Iconographie des Lépidoptères et des Chenilles de l'Amérique septentrionale. Parts 1–26. Reference page
  • Bridges, C.A. (1994). Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) of the World. Urbana, Illinois: Bridges. 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
  • Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page
  • Stallings & Turner, 1960. A New Species of Agathymus and a New Sub-species of Megathymus (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, Megathymidae). Entomological News 71(5): 109-115, 2 pls. Reference page
  • Wielgus, R.S. & D. Wielgus, 1974. A new sandydesert subspecies of Megathymus coloradensis (Megathymidae) from extreme northern Arizona. Bulletin of the Allyn Museum 17: 1-16. Reference page. .