Megathymus streckeri: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Hesperiidae
- Genus
- Megathymus
- Species
- Megathymus streckeri
- Scientific Name
- Megathymus streckeri
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Megathymus streckeri
Megathymus streckeri, or Strecker's giant skipper, is butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from southeastern Montana and southwestern North Dakota south to southern Texas and west to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah. Its habitats include short grass prairies, sand hills, and rocky bluffs.
The wingspan is 57–78 mm.
The larvae feed on Yucca glauca, Yucca constricta, Yucca angustissima and Yucca baileyi.
...Megathymus streckeri in languages:
- English
- Strecker's Giant-Skipper
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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