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Cofaqui Giant-Skipper (Megathymus cofaqui)

Family: Hesperiidae
FNAI State Rank: S2S4

Range: Florida Panhandle and much of the peninsula through the level of Charlotte and Brevard counties
Seasonal Occurrence: March to October, varies with latitude

Habitat: any open area with yuccas, but especially sandhills and dry hammocks
Host Plants: yucca (Yucca filamentosa)

This species is endemic to the southeastern U.S. It is crepuscular and most easily found late in the afternoon on its display grounds.

Information on seasonal occurrence and host plant in Florida is extracted from Glassberg et al. (2000) Butterflies through Binoculars: Florida, Oxford University Press, and Cech et al. (2005) Butterflies of the East Coast: An Observer's Guide, Princeton University Press.