Biology:Megathymus ursus
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Megathymus ursus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Megathymus |
| Species: | M. ursus
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| Binomial name | |
| Megathymus ursus Poling, 1902
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Megathymus ursus, known generally as the ursus giant skipper or ursine giant skipper, is a species of giant skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]
The MONA or Hodges number for Megathymus ursus is 4151.[4]
Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species Megathymus ursus:
- Megathymus ursus deserti R. Wielgus, J. Wielgus & D. Wielgus, 1972
- Megathymus ursus ursus Poling, 1902
- Megathymus ursus violae D. Stallings & Turner, 1956
References
- ↑ "Megathymus ursus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=706715.
- ↑ "Megathymus ursus". https://www.gbif.org/species/1943684.
- ↑ "Megathymus ursus species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/241406.
- ↑ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Megathymus ursus". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=4151.
Further reading
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302570819.
Wikidata ☰ Q13828935 entry
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