Nastra julia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Nastra |
Species: | N. julia |
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Nastra julia (Freeman, 1945) | |
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Nastra julia, the Julia's skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from southern Texas to central Mexico.
The wingspan is 24–29 mm. Adults are on wing year-round in southern Texas and from April to October in the rest of the range.
The larvae feed on Cynodon dactylon . Adults feed on flower nectar.