''Sostrata'' is a genus of
skippers in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...
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Species
Recognised species in the genus ''Sostrata'' include:
* ''
Sostrata bifasciata''
(Ménétriés, 1829)
* ''
Sostrata nordica''
Evans, 953
Year 953 ( CMLIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Battle of Marash: Emir Sayf al-Dawla marches north into the Byzantine Empire and ravages the countryside of Malatya ...
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* '' Sostrata pusilla'' Godman & Salvin, 1895
Former species
*''Sostrata adamantinus''
Mabille, 1898 - transferred to ''
Festivia adamantinus''
(Mabille, 1898)
*''Sostrata caerulans''
Mabille and Boullet, 1917 - transferred to ''
Festivia caerulans''
(Mabille and Boullet, 1917)
*''Sostrata cronion''
C and R. Felder, 1867 - transferred to ''
Festivia cronion''
(C and R. Felder, 1867)
*''Sostrata festiva''
Erichson, 849/small> - transferred to '' Festivia festiva'' (Erichson, 849
*''Sostrata grippa'' Evans, 1953 - transferred to '' Festivia grippa'' (Evans, 1953)
*''Sostrata jinna'' Evans, 1953 - transferred to '' Festivia jinna'' (Evans, 1953)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Erynnini
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Frederick DuCane Godman
Taxa named by Osbert Salvin
Taxa described in 1895
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