Catocala jessica H. Edwards, 1877

Gall, Lawrence & Hawks, David, 2010, Systematics of moths in the genus Catocala (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) IV. Nomenclatorial stabilization of the Nearctic fauna, with a revised synonymic check list, ZooKeys 39 (39), pp. 37-83 : 57-58

Catocala jessica H. Edwards

Fig. 22 (lectotype)

Catocala jessica H. Edwards, 1877: 23

Catocala jessica ; Barnes and McDunnough 1918: 29

Catocala jessica ; McDunnough 1938: 116

Catocala jessica ; Franclemont and Todd 1983: 129

Type material. Catocala jessica : the original description states “ 1 ♀, 1 ♁, Havilah, Kern Co., Mr. R. H. Stretch. (Coll. Hy. Edw., No. 6,648).” Th ese two types are at the AMNH, the female being a specimen of C. jessica and the male a specimen of C. junctura Walker [1858] . Th e female is designated as lectotype to clarify application of the name jessica . The lectotype bears the labels “Havilah / California.”, “6648”, “No. 12651 / Collection / Hy. Edwards.”, “Type / No. / A.M.N.H.”, “Cat. / var. jessica . Type. / Hy. Edw.”, “ Catocala / jessica / Hy. Edws.” Type Locality: Havilah, Kern Co[unty], California, [ USA].