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Yucca Giant-Skipper

Megathymus yuccae

About

One of North America's largest skippers with dark wings spotted in yellow-orange. Its massive caterpillar bores into yucca roots and stems, creating a silk-lined tunnel.

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Did You Know?

The pupa wriggles up through the tunnel before emergence, and empty pupal skins protruding from yucca plants reveal their presence.