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Erebidae 930801 – 8811   Catocala faustina Strecker, 1873

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: faustina Strecker 1873 (Catocala) - MONA 1983: 8811 ssp. a. faustina Strecker 1873 (Catocala) - MONA 1983: 8811 carlota Beutenmüller 1897 (Catocala) lydia Beutenmüller 1907 (Catocala) rubra Cassino 1918 (Catocala) zillah Strecker 1877 (Catocala) ssp. b. cleopatra Strecker 1874 (Catocala) barbara Cassino 1918 (Catocala) cleopatra Edwards 1875 (Catocala) perdita Edwards 1875 (Catocala) perdita Strecker 1874 (Catocala) ssp. c. allusa Hulst 1884 (Catocala) caerulea Beutenmüller 1907 (Catocala) frenchii Poling 1901 (Catocala) Taxonomic Notes: Catocala faustina Strecker, 1873 includes as subspecies Catocala cleopatra Strecker, 1874 (Gall & Hawks 1990:8) and Catocala allusa Hulst, 1884 (Gall & Hawks 2010:44). Some authors informally treat allusa as a full species. Some speculate that cleopatra should be returned to full species with allusa as a subspecies. There is active study aimed at resolving the status of the names listed as faustina subspecies, Lawrence Gall (pers. comm., 12/5/2018).

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. Gall L.F. & D.C. Hawks, 1990. Systematics of moths in the genus Catocala (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). I. Type material in the Strecker Collection, with lectotype designation. Fieldiana: Zoology, New Series, 59 (1414): 9. Gall, L. & D. Hawks, 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: 37-83. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 45.12f; p. 262. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Catocala faustina Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at BugGuide.Net (allusa [cleopatra?]) Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths (allusa [cleopatra?])

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