Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia)

Julia's Skipper, a reference photo — Photo: Anne Toal from US · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

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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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Julia's Skipper being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Nastra fusca
Nastra lherminier
Gegenes pumilio
Gegenes nostrodamus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Nastra
Species: Nastra julia

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