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Nastra julia

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Nastra julia
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N. julia
Binomial name
Nastra julia
(Freeman, 1945)
Synonyms
  • Lerodea julia Freeman, 1945
  • Lerodea hoffmanni Bell, 1947

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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