THE GIANT SKIPPERS 



THE YUCCA-BORER 

 Megatliymus yucca (Meg-a-thy'mus yuc'cse) 



The female of this species differs from that of the preceding 

 in having much darker wings, all of the spots being smaller, 

 and in having only one or two white spots on the lower sur- 

 face of the hind wings. The male lacks the erect hairs on 



Fig. 42. — The cofaqui skipper, Megalhymus cofaqui. 



the hind wings. The larva bores in the stem and root of the 

 Yucca or Spanish Bayonet. It differs greatly in appearance 

 from the larva; of the Hesperiidae, having a small head. This 

 species is widely distributed through the southern part of our 

 country. 



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