Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Nastra julia | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Moncini Rank Species | |
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Similar Amblyscirtes celia, Achalarus toxeus, Lerodea eufala, Copaeodes minima, Heliopetes laviana | ||
Nastra julia, the Julia's skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in North America 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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