Nastra julia
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.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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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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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