Nastra lherminier

Nastra lherminier
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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

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.

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.

References

  1. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Nastra lherminier Swarthy Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Nastra lherminier Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ↑ "Nastra lherminier". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. ↑ "Swarthy Skipper Nastra lherminier (Latreille, [1824]) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2026-03-05.

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