Huachuca Giant-Skipper (Agathymus evansi)

Huachuca Giant-Skipper, a reference photo — Photo: Bettina Arrigoni · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Agathymus evansi, the huachuca giant-skipper, is a species of giant skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Huachuca 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 aryxna
Agathymus polingi
Atrytonopsis python
Atrytonopsis margarita
Agathymus stephensi

Classification

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

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