Nastra lherminier
Species of butterfly
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| Nastra lherminier | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Nastra |
| Species: | N. lherminier |
| Binomial name | |
| Nastra lherminier (Latreille, 1824) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
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]