Nastra julia
| Nastra julia | |
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| 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) | |
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Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern Texas south 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.
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