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Erebidae 930817 – 8835.1   Catocala desdemona Edwards, 1881

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: desdemona Edwards, 1881 (Catocala)   Type locality: Prescott, AZ. ixion Druce, 1890 (Catocala) swetti Barnes & Benjamin, 1927 (Catocala) umbra Barnes & Benjamin, 1927 (Catocala) utahensis Cassino, 1918 (Catocala) Taxonomic Notes: Catocala desdemona Edwards, 1881, formerly treated as a subspecies of 8835 Catocala delilah Strecker, 1874, is returned to full species status and includes as synonyms Catocala ixion Druce, 1890 and Catocala delilah form utahensis Cassino, 1918 in Hawks (2010), ZooKeys, 39: 18.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Edwards, H., 1882. New species of Heterocera. Papilio: The organ of the New York Entomological Club, 2(1): 9-17. Edwards, H., 1882. New species of Heterocera. Papilio: The organ of the New York Entomological Club, 2: 15. Hawks, D.C., 2010. Review of the Catocala delilah species complex (Lepidoptera, Erebidae). ZooKeys, 39: 13-35. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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