Arizona Giant-Skipper (Agathymus aryxna)

Arizona Giant-Skipper, a reference photo — Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER from southeast AZ, USA · CC0 (licence)

Agathymus aryxna, the Arizona giant skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1905. Its range includes Central and North America.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Arizona Giant-Skipper being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Agathymus evansi
Agathymus polingi
Agathymus stephensi
Atrytonopsis python
Atrytonopsis margarita

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Agathymus
Species: Agathymus aryxna

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