Poling's Giant-Skipper

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Agathymus polingi

Poling's Giant-Skipper, a reference photo
Photo: Dennis Vollmar https://www.inaturalist.org/people/dvollmar · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Agathymus polingi, or Poling's giant skipper, is a species of giant skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Poling's 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

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Hesperiidae
Species
Agathymus polingi

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