Nastra lherminier

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Nastra lherminier, the swarthy skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[2][3][4]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
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Nastra lherminier
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Nastra
Species:
N. lherminier
Binomial name
Nastra lherminier
(Latreille, 1824)
Synonyms
  • Hesperia lherminier Latreille, [1824]
  • Hesperia fusca Grote and Robinson, 1867
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Description

The upperside of the wing is dark brown. The forewing may have 2 very faint light spots. The underside of the hindwing is yellow-brown with lighter veins. The wing span ranges from 1 to 1.8 inches long or 2.5 to 2.9 centimeters long.[5]

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