Nastra julia

Nastra julia, the Julia's skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from southern Texas south to central Mexico.

Nastra julia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Tribe:
Moncini
Genus:
Nastra
Species:
N. julia
Binomial name
Nastra julia
(Freeman, 1945)
Synonyms
  • Lerodea julia Freeman, 1945
  • Lerodea hoffmanni Bell, 1947

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.


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