See text The giant-skippers (Megathymini) are a tribe of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

The tribe Megathymini includes five genera and about eighteen species.

These butterflies typically live in desert areas of the south-western United States and Mexico.

[2] The giant-skippers are larger than the other members of the family Hesperiidae, but are medium-sized butterflies with thick bodies.

[2] The caterpillars of the giant-skippers bury themselves into the leaf or stem of a plant and feed from within the silk-lined tunnels they create.