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Species Nastra julia - Julia's Skipper - Hodges#3994

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)
Subfamily Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers)
Tribe Hesperiini
Subtribe Moncina
Genus Nastra
Species julia (Julia's Skipper - Hodges#3994)
Hodges Number
3994
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Nastra julia (Freeman)
Orig. Comb: Lerodea julia H. Freeman, 1945
Explanation of Names
Patronym for one of Hugh Avery Freeman's daughters
Range
w., c. and s. TX, also rarely: s. CA (1) and s. AZ (2) / Mex. to Costa Rica - Map (MPG, BOA)
Remarks
Type Locality: "Pharr, Texas" [Hidalgo County]
Print References
Freeman, H.A. 1945. A New Species of Lerodea from Texas (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Entomological News 56(8): 203-205, figure 1.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies of America - BOA
Contributed by Will Cook on 11 August, 2005 - 11:06pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 20 March, 2018 - 9:36am

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