Taxonomy Profile: Sostrata bifasciata (Ménétriés 1829)

Sostrata bifasciata: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Blue-studded Skipper []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Sostrata bifasciata: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Lepidoptera
butterflies |
moths |
Borboleta |
Mariposa |
papillons |
papillons de nuit |
Superfamily : Hesperioidea
Family : Hesperiidae
Skippers |
Subfamily : Pyrginae
Spread-wing Skippers |
Tribe : Erynnini
Genus : Sostrata
Species : Sostrata bifasciata
Blue-studded Skipper |
Sostrata bifasciata Direct Children(s):
Sostrata bifasciata: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
Checklist of North American Butterflies, 2nd Edition
Acquired:
2009-11-19
Notes:
Produced by the North American Butterfly Association (NABA) Names Committee, and available online (with corrections) at http://www.naba.org/pubs/checklst.html (web page may not be identical to the printed edition)
Reference for:
Sostrata bifasciata
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Pelham, Jonathan P.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2008-03-15 / 2008-03-15
Article/Chapter Title:
A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40
Page(s):
xiv + 658
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0022-4324
Notes:
As noted in the Introduction, Pelham intentionally diverges from the Code's provisions on gender agreement (Articles 31 & 34), following original orthography instead
Reference for:
Sostrata bifasciata
Sostrata bifasciata: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Sostrata bifasciata: Comments
Comment:
Concerning North American records that are referrable to another species, Pelham (2008:428) notes of Sostrata bifasciata (Ménétriés, 1829), "This South American taxon was previously considered conspecific with S. nordica Evans, 1953"