Nastra julia

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;

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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