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Julia's Skipper

Nastra julia (H.A. Freeman, 1945)

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Attributes of Nastra julia


Family: Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Subfamily: Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)

Identification: Upperside is dark brown; forewing has 2-5 pale spots; hindwing is unmarked. Underside of hindwing is yellow-brown and veins are the same color, not paler.

Life history: To await females, males perch all day in grassy swales.

Flight: Throughout the year in South Texas, April-October elsewhere.

Wing span: 15/16 - 1 1/8 inches (2.4 - 2.9 cm).

Caterpillar hosts: Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon).

Adult food: Flower nectar.

Habitat: Stream banks, grassy ditches, moist grassy places, fields, open areas in scrub woodlands, lawns, flower gardens.

Range: South Texas south to central Mexico.

Conservation: Not usually required.

NatureServe Global Status: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.

Management needs: None reported.

Documented Records for Nastra julia



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